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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.1631,Lat: 62.9143
Elevation	94 meter above sea level
Local time	4:12:38am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Savo#Norra Savolax
Name Kunta	Kuopio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Muuruvesi	11.4 km	North
2 Kaavi	17.5 km	NorthEast
3 Vehmersalmi	18.3 km	South
4 Juankoski	18.4 km	North
5 Tuusniemi	20.8 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	349 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	430 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	674 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 245 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi - Tributary 1, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Kallavesi (913.8 km² at a height of around 81 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 127.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 179 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-Savon järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 334 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuopio Airport (at a distance of 21 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.9 km2

41.9%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

19.1 km2

24.4%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

24.5 km2

31.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Melalahti in country Finland

Melalahti at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	169 km	SouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	220 km	South
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	350 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Savuniemi ja Kipansalo	FI	2.6 km	South

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vehmersalmi

Type of weather in Vehmersalmi	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	-19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	4 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	08:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:27 Europe/Amsterdam