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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.9065,Lat: 67.4807
Elevation	173 meter above sea level
Local time	3:47:53am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Kittilä

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kittilä	19.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Äkäslompolo	34.7 km	West
3 Levi	36.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Kolari	50.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Riipi	51.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	814 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	897 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	969 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 187 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ounasjoki, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Ylläslompolo (2.7 km² at a distance of 25.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 49.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 69 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 86%, hill: 14%, 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
Aapa-Lapin seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 349 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kittilä Airport (at a distance of 25 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

57.2 km2

72.8%

Nature

13.9 km2

17.7%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

2.6 km2

3.3%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kaukonen in country Finland

Kaukonen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	239 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	284 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	316 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OUNASJOKI	FI	0.2 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alakylä

Type of weather in Alakylä	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	0 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	01:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	01:00 Europe/Amsterdam