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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.0005,Lat: 64.1824
Elevation	137 meter above sea level
Local time	19:27:26pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Kajaani#Kajana

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Otanmäki	9.7 km	SouthEast
2 Pyhäntä	33.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Kajaani	35.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Kirkkoaho	37.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Kestilä	40.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	459 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	543 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	717 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 109 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Oulujärvi (988.7 km² at a height of around 121 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 146.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 205 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
Oulujärven seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 442 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 35 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.2 km2

58.8%

Nature

10.6 km2

13.4%

Wet nature

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

10 km2

12.7%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

7.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vuolijoki in country Finland

Vuolijoki at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	233 km	South
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	289 km	WestNorthWest
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	297 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Otanneva	FI	8.5 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vuolijoki

Type of weather in Vuolijoki	light snow
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	982 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	08:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:55 Europe/Amsterdam