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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.5888,Lat: 62.6376
Elevation	102 meter above sea level
Local time	20:17:20pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Liperi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ylämylly	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Onttola	4.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Joensuu	9.8 km	East
4 Lehmo	11.8 km	NorthEast
5 Liperi	15.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	368 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	443 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	700 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 217 km (direction South).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 Leinonen (1.6 km² at a height of around 94 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 73.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Pohjois-Karjalan järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 320 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Joensuu Airport (at a distance of 3 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.8 km2

52.1%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

5.9 km2

7.5%

Urban area

7.9 km2

10.1%

Infrastructure

2.1 km2

2.6%

Water - Lakes

16.8 km2

21.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Välikangas in country Finland

Välikangas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	231 km	WestSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	233 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	299 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mattisenlahti	FI	2.6 km	South

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Härkinvaara

Type of weather in Härkinvaara	few clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	17 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	03:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam