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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.338,Lat: 64.102
Elevation	138 meter above sea level
Local time	20:12:58pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Pyhäntä

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Piippola	20.3 km	West
2 Kestilä	28 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Pulkkila	29.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Kärsämäki	31 km	SouthWest
5 Vuolijoki	33.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	443 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	528 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	688 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 95 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal: Kala, Pyha, Siika, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Pyhännänjärvi (4.2 km² at a height of around 123 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 178.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 250 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
Suomenselkä

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 427 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 69 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.1 km2

62.5%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Wet nature

17.4 km2

22.2%

Agriculture

2.6 km2

3.3%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Water - Lakes

4 km2

5.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pyhäntä in country Finland

Pyhäntä at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	214 km	South
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	264 km	WestSouthWest
3 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	269 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kansanneva-Kurkineva-Muurainsuo	FI	2 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pyhäntä

Type of weather in Pyhäntä	light snow
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	981 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	08:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:58 Europe/Amsterdam