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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.758,Lat: 63.3591
Elevation	112 meter above sea level
Local time	2:11:46am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Savo#Norra Savolax
Name Kunta	Lapinlahti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tahko	16 km	EastSouthEast
2 Lapinlahti	18.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Alapitkä	20.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Nilsiä	24.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Rautavaara	30.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	384 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	467 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	685 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi - Tributary 1, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Pikku-Saarinen (1.1 km² at a height of around 118 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 117.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 165 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-Savon järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 368 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuopio Airport (at a distance of 39 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.2 km2

62.7%

Nature

11.1 km2

14.1%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

13.8 km2

17.6%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varpaisjärvi in country Finland

Varpaisjärvi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	179 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	262 km	South
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	324 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Hangassuo-Karjalaisenmki	FI	3.7 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Varpaisjärvi

Type of weather in Varpaisjärvi	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	5 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	07:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:53 Europe/Amsterdam