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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.8594,Lat: 63.0775
Elevation	104 meter above sea level
Local time	2:07:39am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Keski-Suomi#Mellersta Finland
Name Kunta	Viitasaari

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kurkela	2.9 km	NorthWest
2 Keitele	26.7 km	NorthEast
3 Kannonkoski	32 km	WestSouthWest
4 Vesanto	32.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Konginkangas	33.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	327 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	412 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	592 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 156 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Keitele (610.7 km² at a height of around 98 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 217.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 305 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Keski-Suomen järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 311 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jyväskylä Airport (at a distance of 76 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26 km2

33.1%

Nature

4.6 km2

5.9%

Agriculture

3.9 km2

Urban area

4.2 km2

5.3%

Water - Lakes

39.7 km2

50.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Viitasaari in country Finland

Viitasaari at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	98 km	South
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	229 km	SouthSouthEast
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	232 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Yl-Keitele	FI	3.3 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Viitasaari

Type of weather in Viitasaari	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	18 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	03:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam