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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.4271,Lat: 62.8387
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	13:12:47pm
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjanmaa#Österbotten
Name Kunta	Malax#Maalahti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Molpe	8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Korsnäs	13.6 km	SouthWest
3 Övermalax	13.7 km	NorthEast
4 Malax	13.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Pörtom	17.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	353 km	SouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	421 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	435 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen coastal: Karvian, Narpion, Laihian, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Hinjärv (10.4 km² at a height of around 16 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.6 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 342.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 480 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, 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
Etelä-Pohjanmaan rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 340 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vaasa Airport (at a distance of 29 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

52.6 km2

67%

Nature

6.7 km2

8.5%

Wet nature

4.4 km2

5.6%

Agriculture

13 km2

16.6%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Petalax in country Finland

Petalax at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	52 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Old Rauma	Finland	190 km	South
3 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	192 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Petolahdenjokisuisto	FI	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maalahti

Type of weather in Maalahti	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	16 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	04:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam