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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.6816,Lat: 63.0906
Elevation	9 meter above sea level
Local time	11:23:52am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjanmaa#Österbotten
Name Kunta	Vaasa#Vasa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Korsholm	3.1 km	North
2 Solf	8.7 km	South
3 Sundom	9.6 km	SouthWest
4 Mobacken	10.3 km	South
5 Kvevlax	10.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	370 km	SouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	441 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	465 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen coastal: Karvian, Narpion, Laihian, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Kalapää träsk (1.9 km² at a height of around 34 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 311.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 437 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 40%, low location: 60%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Etelä-Pohjanmaan rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 356 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vaasa Airport (at a distance of 6.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.2 km2

26.3%

Nature

2.9 km2

4.1%

Wet nature

4.4 km2

6.3%

Agriculture

9.1 km2

13.2%

Urban area

29.7 km2

43%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vaasa in country Finland

Vaasa at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	30 km	NorthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	204 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old Rauma	Finland	218 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sdra Stadsfjrden-Sderfjrden-jen	FI	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Vaasa
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Filming Location	IMDB Vaasa
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Teeriniemi

Type of weather in Teeriniemi	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	16 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	04:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam