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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.7576,Lat: 65.6772
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	19:50:49pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Simo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Simoniemi	7.5 km	East
2 Ajos	8.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Kemi	11.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Simo	14.5 km	East
5 Keminmaa	17.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	614 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	697 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	787 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Maksniemi lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki coastal: Simo, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Martimojärvi (3.6 km² at a height of around 65 meter above sea level) at a distance of 25.4 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 27.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, 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-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kemi-Tornio Airport (at a distance of 14 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.7 km2

62.7%

Nature

14.8 km2

24%

Wet nature

4 km2

6.4%

Agriculture

1.3 km2

Urban area

3 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Maksniemi in country Finland

Maksniemi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	126 km	WestSouthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	310 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	372 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
MUSTA-AAPA	FI	3.8 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kemi

Type of weather in Kemi	light snow
Current temperature:	-6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	985 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	08:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:46 Europe/Amsterdam