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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.7348,Lat: 60.2153
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	0:20:53am
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Uusimaa#Nyland
Name Kunta	Kauniainen#Grankulla

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Henttaa	2.9 km	South
2 Espoo	4.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Linnainen	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Mäkkylä	5.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Uusmäki	5.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	12 km	EastSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	89 km	South
3 Rīga	Latvia	365 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction EastSouthEast).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 Pitkäjärvi (3 km² at a height of around 18 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 172.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 241 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Eteläinen viljelyseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 17 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.4 km2

17%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

9.7 km2

12.3%

Urban area

48.3 km2

61.5%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kauniainen in country Finland

Kauniainen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	16 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	87 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	140 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Matalajrvi	FI	4.1 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Espoo

Type of weather in Espoo	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	04:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:09 Europe/Amsterdam