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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.4798,Lat: 64.6796
Elevation	161 meter above sea level
Local time	3:24:57am
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Hyrynsalmi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ristijärvi	23.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Suomussalmi	30.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Suomussalmen kirkonkylä	34.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Kontiomäki	41.9 km	South
5 Paltamo	43.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	532 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	616 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	806 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 146 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Hyrynjärvi (23.3 km² at a height of around 155 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 58.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 82 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, 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
Kainuun vaaraseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 57 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.7 km2

56.9%

Nature

15.5 km2

19.7%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

0.8 km2

Urban area

3 km2

3.9%

Water - Lakes

13.8 km2

17.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hyrynsalmi in country Finland

Hyrynsalmi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	314 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	323 km	West
3 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	342 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Raiskion Rutju	FI	8.4 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hyrynsalmi

Type of weather in Hyrynsalmi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	18 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	02:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam