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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.61,Lat: 62.5853
Elevation	107 meter above sea level
Local time	1:24:09am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Etelä-Pohjanmaa#Södra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Alavus

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Asemanseutu	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Ranta-Töysä	5.5 km	North
3 Tuuri	6.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Töysä	12.3 km	NorthEast
5 Ähtäri	24.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	279 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	358 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	473 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 101 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen coastal: Kyron, Lapuan, Ahtavan, Perhon, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Alavuden eli Kirkkojärvi (2.2 km² at a height of around 92 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 316.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 443 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Suomenselkä

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 264 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Seinäjoki Airport (at a distance of 42 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.1 km2

47.3%

Nature

6.4 km2

8.2%

Agriculture

25.8 km2

32.9%

Urban area

6.8 km2

8.7%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alavus in country Finland

Alavus at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	90 km	EastSouthEast
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	143 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	189 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kuivasjrvi	FI	3.8 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alavus

Type of weather in Alavus	moderate rain
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 9 October 2026:	10 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:31 Europe/Amsterdam