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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.4629,Lat: 62.133
Elevation	109 meter above sea level
Local time	4:06:20am
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Etelä-Savo#Södra Savolax
Name Kunta	Pieksämäki

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Haukivuori	18.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Joroinen	19.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Kukkaromäki	24.6 km	NorthWest
4 Pieksämäki	24.9 km	NorthWest
5 Kuvansi	26.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	256 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	336 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	600 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 170 km (direction SouthEast).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 Maavesi (40 km² at a height of around 98 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 129.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 181 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
Savonselän seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 242 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Varkaus Airport (at a distance of 21 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

56.6 km2

72.1%

Nature

2.7 km2

3.4%

Agriculture

6.1 km2

7.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

12.4 km2

15.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Virtasalmi in country Finland

Virtasalmi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	120 km	West
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	127 km	South
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	257 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Petkellammensuo	FI	11 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Virtasalmi

Type of weather in Virtasalmi	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	18 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	03:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam