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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.6154,Lat: 60.8121
Elevation	132 meter above sea level
Local time	19:54:01pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Kanta-Häme#Egentliga Tavastland
Name Kunta	Forssa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vieremä	3 km	NorthWest
2 Jokioinen	7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Minkiö	7.5 km	West
4 Tammela	8.5 km	East
5 Ypäjä	18.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	103 km	EastSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	167 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	351 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Kaukjärvi (3.9 km² at a height of around 97 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 230.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 323 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Tammelan ylänköseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 93 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (at a distance of 67 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.4 km2

39.9%

Nature

6.5 km2

8.2%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

22 km2

27.9%

Urban area

16.5 km2

21%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forssa in country Finland

Forssa at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	106 km	West
2 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	106 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old Rauma	Finland	120 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Torronsuo	FI	5.3 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Forssa

Type of weather in Forssa	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	975 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	6 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	07:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:38 Europe/Amsterdam