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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.657,Lat: 64.8739
Elevation	166 meter above sea level
Local time	19:59:30pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Puolanka

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hyrynsalmi	45.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Ristijärvi	49.4 km	SouthEast
3 Vaala	51.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Paltamo	53 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Suomussalmi	59.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	541 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	625 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	794 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 103 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iijoki main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Vihalampi (6 km² at a height of around 149 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 92.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 130 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 89%, hill: 11%, 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
Kainuun vaaraseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 66 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.7 km2

58.2%

Nature

20.9 km2

26.6%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

1.3 km2

1.6%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.3%

Water - Lakes

7.7 km2

9.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Puolanka in country Finland

Puolanka at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	279 km	West
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	315 km	South
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	354 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kiiminkijoki	FI	0.6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Puolanka

Type of weather in Puolanka	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	984 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	08:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:44 Europe/Amsterdam