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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.5023,Lat: 61.5552
Elevation	83 meter above sea level
Local time	19:40:02pm
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Etelä-Karjala#Södra Karelen
Name Kunta	Parikkala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Särkisalmi	5.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Rautjärvi	15.4 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Elisenvaara	17.9 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Akonpohja	18.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Punkaharju	22.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	290 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	353 km	SouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	594 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 101 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lake Ladoga - Tributary 2, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Simpelejärvi (78.8 km² at a height of around 69 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 7.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.9 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
Laatokan-Karjalan seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 201 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Savonlinna Airport (at a distance of 53 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.4 km2

43.8%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Wet nature

2.9 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

11.9 km2

15.1%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Water - Lakes

24.2 km2

30.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Parikkala in country Finland

Parikkala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	162 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	185 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	241 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Siikalahti, Sammallampi, Rautalahti	FI	2.4 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Parikkala

Type of weather in Parikkala	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	03:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:13 Europe/Amsterdam