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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.0608,Lat: 61.1598
Elevation	84 meter above sea level
Local time	22:16:39pm
At island	Kirkkosaari
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Etelä-Karjala#Södra Karelen
Name Kunta	Taipalsaari

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saimaanharju	3.5 km	SouthEast
2 Kuukanniemi	11.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Lappeenranta	13.5 km	SouthEast
4 Lemi	17.4 km	SouthWest
5 Savitaipale	20.6 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	202 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	267 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	518 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Saimaa (5276 km² at a height of around 75 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).The place is located at an island named Kirkkosaari.

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 33.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is water.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Suur-Saimaan seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 192 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lappeenranta Airport (at a distance of 14 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.4 km2

38.7%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

6.9 km2

8.8%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Water - Lakes

36.7 km2

46.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Taipalsaari in country Finland

Taipalsaari at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	77 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	184 km	EastSouthEast
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	196 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kuivaniemi	FI	6.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Taipalsaari

Type of weather in Taipalsaari	light shower snow
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	982 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	6 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	07:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:18 Europe/Amsterdam