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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.0263,Lat: 62.7618
Elevation	95 meter above sea level
Local time	6:07:01am
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Savo#Norra Savolax
Name Kunta	Kuopio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Melalahti	18.3 km	North
2 Kuopio	23.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Pellesmäki	23.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Tuusniemi	24.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Kurkimäki	26.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	331 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	412 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	659 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 229 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi - Tributary 1, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Suvasvesi (306.2 km² at a height of around 80 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 143.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 201 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 316 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuopio Airport (at a distance of 30 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.9 km2

63.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

7.1 km2

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

20.3 km2

25.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vehmersalmi in country Finland

Vehmersalmi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	156 km	SouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	202 km	South
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	332 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Suvasveden saaristot	FI	3.2 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vehmersalmi

Type of weather in Vehmersalmi	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	18 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	03:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam