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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.812,Lat: 63.6787
Elevation	111 meter above sea level
Local time	21:22:57pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Valtimo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nurmes	22.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Rautavaara	32.5 km	SouthWest
3 Mätäsvaara	46.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Juuka	54 km	SouthEast
5 Säyneinen	55 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	438 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	520 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	748 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 214 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Haapajärvi (8.7 km² at a height of around 102 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 57.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 81 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
Vaara-Karjala

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 423 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 88 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.6 km2

35.2%

Nature

17.4 km2

22.1%

Agriculture

20.4 km2

26%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Water - Lakes

10.9 km2

13.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valtimo in country Finland

Valtimo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	241 km	SouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	311 km	South
3 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	362 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pyklkangas	FI	11 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Valtimo

Type of weather in Valtimo	clear sky
Current temperature:	-5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	5 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	08:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:27 Europe/Amsterdam