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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.8325,Lat: 64.4055
Elevation	126 meter above sea level
Local time	19:16:06pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Paltamo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kontiomäki	15.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Kirkkoaho	16.4 km	South
3 Kajaani	20.7 km	South
4 Ristijärvi	21.2 km	NorthEast
5 Vuokatti	35.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	493 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	578 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	763 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 129 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Oulujärvi (988.7 km² at a height of around 121 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 99.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 139 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, 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
Oulujärven seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 477 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 15 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.5 km2

42.6%

Nature

13.9 km2

17.7%

Agriculture

3.4 km2

4.4%

Urban area

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

23.6 km2

30%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Paltamo in country Finland

Paltamo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	273 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	309 km	WestNorthWest
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	343 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Likolampi ja Koikerojrven kaakkoisranta	FI	3.7 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Paltamo

Type of weather in Paltamo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	984 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	08:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:49 Europe/Amsterdam