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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.192,Lat: 61.0572
Elevation	97 meter above sea level
Local time	9:16:53am
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Etelä-Karjala#Södra Karelen
Name Kunta	Lappeenranta#Villmanstrand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saimaanharju	10.1 km	NorthWest
2 Taipalsaari	13.5 km	NorthWest
3 Kuukanniemi	13.6 km	West
4 Joutseno	17.8 km	NorthEast
5 Lemi	20.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	203 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	265 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	511 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 45 km (direction SouthEast).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 Saimaa (5276 km² at a height of around 75 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 21.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Suur-Saimaan seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 182 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lappeenranta Airport (at a distance of 2.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12 km2

15.2%

Nature

5 km2

6.4%

Agriculture

7.4 km2

9.4%

Urban area

29.1 km2

37%

Infrastructure

2 km2

2.6%

Water - Lakes

21 km2

26.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lappeenranta in country Finland

Lappeenranta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	84 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	171 km	EastSouthEast
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	201 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vanha-Mielon mets	FI	4.8 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lappeenranta

Type of weather in Lappeenranta	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	17 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	03:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam