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Eckerö

General information - Location

CountryFinland
Location in country West
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 19.5569,Lat: 60.2239 marker
Elevation6 meter above sea level
Local time1:30:40am
At islandEckerö
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)Åland (Ahvenanmaan valtionvirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)Landskapet Åland#Ahvenanmaan maakunta
Name KuntaEckerö

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Hammarland10.2 km East
2 Geta23 km NorthEast
3 Jomala23.6 km EastSouthEast
4 Finström23.9 km East
5 Ödkarby24.5 km EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Stockholm   Sweden134 km SouthSouthWest
2 HelsinkiFinland299 km East
3 Tallinn   Estonia302 km East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Eckerö lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aland islands. The nearest bigger lake is Inre fjärden (1.5 km2 at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Eckerö. The distance to the mainland is 38.3 km.

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 380.9 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 533 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 70%, low location: 30%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 111 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Mariehamn Airport (at a distance of 22 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   37.8 km2 
 67.4% 
 Nature   7.6 km2 
 13.4% 
 Wet nature   0.3 km2 
 0.5% 
 Agriculture   5.6 km2 
 10% 
 Urban area   2.3 km2 
 4.1% 
 Rock-Sand   0.5 km2 
 0.9% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Eckerö in country Finland


Eckerö at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Eckerö Finland Location marker for Eckerö

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 SkogskyrkogårdenSweden133 km SouthSouthWest
2 Royal Domain of DrottningholmSweden137 km SouthWest
3 Old RaumaFinland146 km NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
TullhusetFI0.8 km SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Eckerö

Type of weather in Eckerömoderate rain weericoon
Current temperature: 13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 3.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: South East
Air pressure: 991 mb
Humidity: 95 %
Daylength at 9 October 2026:10 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :07:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :17:51 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Eckerö - AX (longitude: 19.5569, latitude: 60.2239)
Distance weather station to place (direction