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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.7532,Lat: 63.2356
Elevation	118 meter above sea level
Local time	15:58:12pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Savo#Norra Savolax
Name Kunta	Pielavesi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tuovilanlahti	18 km	EastNorthEast
2 Keitele	21.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Maaninka	29.3 km	East
4 Tervo	31.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Lapinlahti	34.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	354 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	438 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	637 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 181 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Pielavesi (133.7 km² at a height of around 101 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 169.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 237 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
Keski-Suomen järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 338 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuopio Airport (at a distance of 59 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.1 km2

56.2%

Nature

4.9 km2

6.3%

Agriculture

5.3 km2

6.8%

Urban area

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

21.2 km2

27%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pielavesi in country Finland

Pielavesi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	135 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	242 km	SouthSouthEast
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	274 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pangansuo	FI	12 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pielavesi

Type of weather in Pielavesi	few clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	29 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	18 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	03:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam