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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.8528,Lat: 62.754
Elevation	118 meter above sea level
Local time	3:50:07am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Kontiolahti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kontioniemi	2.7 km	SouthWest
2 Paihola	8.5 km	SouthEast
3 Lehmo	9.2 km	South
4 Louhioja	14.1 km	NorthEast
5 Onttola	14.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	387 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	461 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	718 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 233 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Höytiäinen (315.8 km² at a height of around 86 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 73.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Pohjois-Karjalan järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 331 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Joensuu Airport (at a distance of 16 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.1 km2

58.8%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

2.5 km2

3.1%

Urban area

3.9 km2

4.9%

Water - Lakes

24.3 km2

30.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kontiolahti in country Finland

Kontiolahti at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	246 km	WestSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	251 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	288 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jouhteninen	FI	5.3 km	WestNorthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kontiolahti

Type of weather in Kontiolahti	clear sky
Current temperature:	-20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	4 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	08:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:22 Europe/Amsterdam