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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.1787,Lat: 62.2601
Elevation	127 meter above sea level
Local time	4:36:28am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Keski-Suomi#Mellersta Finland
Name Kunta	Petäjävesi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kuohu	14.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Keuruu	24.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Melonsaari	25.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Multia	26.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Ketvelniemi	26.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	233 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	318 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	507 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 185 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Jämsänvesi (2.5 km² at a height of around 110 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 230.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 322 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, 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-Hämeen järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 217 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jyväskylä Airport (at a distance of 30 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

55.7 km2

71%

Nature

8.9 km2

11.3%

Agriculture

4.3 km2

5.5%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.5%

Water - Lakes

6.9 km2

8.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Petäjävesi in country Finland

Petäjävesi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	1.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	155 km	SouthEast
3 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	219 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Syrjharju	FI	7.1 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Petäjävesi

Type of weather in Petäjävesi	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	18 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	03:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam