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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.2591,Lat: 62.7088
Elevation	134 meter above sea level
Local time	3:06:43am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Keski-Suomi#Mellersta Finland
Name Kunta	Saarijärvi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hietalahti	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Pylkönmäki	23.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Uurainen	25.1 km	SouthEast
4 Äänekoski	25.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Kierälahti	25.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	283 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	368 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	542 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 161 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 Peltolampi (3.7 km² at a height of around 122 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 259.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 363 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 95%, hill: 5%, 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 267 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jyväskylä Airport (at a distance of 41 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.6 km2

50.4%

Nature

5.7 km2

7.3%

Agriculture

10.2 km2

13%

Urban area

7.3 km2

9.3%

Water - Lakes

15.7 km2

20%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saarijärvi in country Finland

Saarijärvi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	51 km	South
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	198 km	SouthEast
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	212 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pyhjrvi	FI	5.8 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saarijärvi

Type of weather in Saarijärvi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	17 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	03:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam