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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.0386,Lat: 67.3391
Elevation	230 meter above sea level
Local time	19:08:06pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Sodankylä

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sodankylä	25.1 km	NorthEast
2 Luosto	43.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Kaukonen	51.6 km	West
4 Kittilä	60.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Pelkosenniemi	69.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	799 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	883 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	976 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 185 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ounasjoki, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Riipijärvi (5.2 km² at a height of around 209 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 97.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 137 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 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
Aapa-Lapin seutu

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.6 km2

41.5%

Nature

18.5 km2

23.5%

Wet nature

20.5 km2

26%

Agriculture

1.6 km2

2.1%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

5.1 km2

6.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riipi in country Finland

Riipi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	257 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	314 km	NorthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	366 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
VITSAVAARANAAPA-KIEKERSELK	FI	11 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sodankylä

Type of weather in Sodankylä	light snow
Current temperature:	-8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	4 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	08:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:17 Europe/Amsterdam