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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5067,Lat: 64.0237
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	4:16:23am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Keski-Pohjanmaa#Mellersta Österbotten
Name Kunta	Kokkola#Karleby

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Himanka	8.2 km	NorthEast
2 Marinkainen	9.5 km	South
3 Kälviä	18.3 km	South
4 Vessi	24.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Kannus	25.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	437 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	517 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	599 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen coastal: Kyron, Lapuan, Ahtavan, Perhon, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Isojärvi (4.7 km² at a height of around 43 meter above sea level) at a distance of 39.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 188.1 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 263 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, 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
Keski-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 421 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (at a distance of 38 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.2 km2

50.5%

Nature

11.6 km2

16.7%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

19.5 km2

28%

Urban area

2.2 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lohtaja in country Finland

Lohtaja at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	135 km	SouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	195 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	216 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Maakannuskarinlahti ja Viirretjoen suisto	FI	4.3 km	NorthEast

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lohtaja

Type of weather in Lohtaja	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	4 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	09:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:28 Europe/Amsterdam