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Arpela

General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.3921,Lat: 66.0172
Elevation	59 meter above sea level
Local time	2:29:09am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Tornio#Torneå

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Karunki	16.9 km	West
2 Liedakkala	19.7 km	SouthEast
3 Tervola	20.4 km	NorthEast
4 Karungi	20.5 km	West
5 Tornio	21.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	652 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	735 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	813 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki coastal: 3, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Aapajärvi (2.3 km² at a height of around 57 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 15.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 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
Keminmaan seutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kemi-Tornio Airport (at a distance of 28 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

53.5 km2

68%

Nature

6.9 km2

8.8%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

15.9 km2

20.3%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arpela in country Finland

Arpela at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	115 km	WestSouthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	334 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	338 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
VAARAJNKK-ROVAJNKK	FI	4.2 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tornio

Type of weather in Tornio	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 9 October 2026:	10 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:21 Europe/Amsterdam