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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.1847,Lat: 65.9669
Elevation	261 meter above sea level
Local time	3:47:50am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Kuusamo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ruka	22.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Posio	49.2 km	West
3 Olanga	55 km	NorthEast
4 Taivalkoski	60.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Olanga	69.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	677 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	762 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	930 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The White Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 175 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Muojärvi (154.4 km² at a height of around 252 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Rukatunturi with a height of 462 meter (at a distance of 21.9 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 36.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Kuusamon vaaraseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuusamo Airport (at a distance of 3.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.5 km2

54%

Nature

4.4 km2

5.5%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

2.4 km2

Urban area

10.7 km2

13.6%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

15.2 km2

19.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kuusamo in country Finland

Kuusamo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	317 km	East
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	329 km	WestSouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	455 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Torankijrvi	FI	0.7 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kuusamo

Type of weather in Kuusamo	clear sky
Current temperature:	-19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	2 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	09:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	12:25 Europe/Amsterdam