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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.3753,Lat: 65.1455
Elevation	28 meter above sea level
Local time	3:47:57am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Oulu#Uleåborg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kello	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Myllyperä	3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Haukipudas	3.6 km	NorthWest
4 Kiviniemi	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Siikasaari	4.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	554 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	638 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	751 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iijoki coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Hämeenjärvi (1.4 km² at a distance of 8.6 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 84 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 118 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 90%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Pohjois-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Oulu Airport (at a distance of 24 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38 km2

50%

Nature

10.5 km2

13.8%

Agriculture

9.1 km2

11.9%

Urban area

14.8 km2

19.4%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Takkuranta in country Finland

Takkuranta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	167 km	West
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	283 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	322 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kiiminkijoki	FI	3.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Haukipudas

Type of weather in Haukipudas	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	-16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	15 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	3 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	09:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:00 Europe/Amsterdam