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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.516,Lat: 65.9275
Elevation	151 meter above sea level
Local time	6:17:31am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Ranua

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pudasjärvi	67.4 km	SouthEast
2 Yli-Ii	68.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Asemakylä	69.5 km	SouthWest
4 Simo	72.3 km	SouthWest
5 Muurola	72.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	645 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	730 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	852 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 72 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal: Kuiva, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Ranuanjärvi (6 km² at a height of around 141 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 108.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 151 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
Pohjois-Pohjanmaan nevalakeuden seutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rovaniemi Airport (at a distance of 78 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.1 km2

52.3%

Nature

17.6 km2

22.4%

Wet nature

8.7 km2

11.1%

Agriculture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Urban area

3.6 km2

4.6%

Water - Lakes

7.2 km2

9.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ranua in country Finland

Ranua at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	208 km	WestSouthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	381 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	414 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litokaira	FI	7.8 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ranua

Type of weather in Ranua	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	-17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	2 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	09:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	12:37 Europe/Amsterdam