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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.9056,Lat: 64.8833
Elevation	192 meter above sea level
Local time	0:14:38am
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Suomussalmi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Suomussalmen kirkonkylä	5.1 km	NorthEast
2 Hyrynsalmi	30.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Ristijärvi	53.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Puolanka	59.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Kenozero	67.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	561 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	644 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	836 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 162 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Iso Pitämä (7.5 km² at a distance of 0.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 33.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 81%, hill: 19%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 88 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.8 km2

39.1%

Nature

13.4 km2

17.1%

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Urban area

6.8 km2

8.7%

Water - Lakes

26.1 km2

33.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Suomussalmi in country Finland

Suomussalmi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	318 km	EastNorthEast
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	334 km	West
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	344 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Synjsuon - Matalasuon alue	FI	8.6 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Suomussalmi

Type of weather in Suomussalmi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	18 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	02:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam