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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.4468,Lat: 64.2954
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	11:48:30am
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Merijärvi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alavieska	15.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Oulainen	18.6 km	East
3 Yppäri	21.1 km	WestNorthWest
4 Pyhäjoki	21.4 km	NorthWest
5 Kalajoki	24.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	461 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	544 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	649 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 22 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal: Kala, Pyha, Siika, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Likalanjärvi (1.4 km² at a height of around 65 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 156.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 219 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-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 444 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.3 km2

53.8%

Nature

8.5 km2

10.8%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

26 km2

33.1%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merijärvi in country Finland

Merijärvi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	190 km	SouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	190 km	NorthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	231 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ryknkangas	FI	5.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merijärvi

Type of weather in Merijärvi	light rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	18 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	03:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:22 Europe/Amsterdam