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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.6658,Lat: 60.0717
Elevation	31 meter above sea level
Local time	11:09:47am
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Uusimaa#Nyland
Name Kunta	Raseborg#Raasepori

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Åminnefors	4.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Tallbacka	7.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Pojo	8.2 km	West
4 Fiskars	9.5 km	NorthWest
5 Langansböle	12 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	71 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	93 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	326 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki coastal: Karjaan, Vantaa, Musti, Porvoon, Taasien, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Seljänalanen (3.5 km² at a height of around 40 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 233.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 327 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, 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
Suomenlahden rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 77 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Turku Airport (at a distance of 92 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.3 km2

56.5%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

21.5 km2

27.3%

Urban area

9 km2

11.5%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Karis in country Finland

Karis at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	74 km	EastNorthEast
2 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	94 km	SouthEast
3 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	157 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lpptrsket	FI	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Karis
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Karis

Type of weather in Karis	broken clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	16 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	04:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:35 Europe/Amsterdam