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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.9167,Lat: 65.8039
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	15:10:50pm
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Haparanda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Haparanda	10 km	EastNorthEast
2 Marielund	10.2 km	NorthEast
3 Seskarö	11 km	SouthWest
4 Tornio	12.6 km	EastNorthEast
5 Puuluoto	12.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	630 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	713 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	782 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Nikkala lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tornionjoki coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Aapajärvi (2.3 km² at a height of around 57 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 10.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 27%, low location: 73%, 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
Norrbotten

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 482 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kemi-Tornio Airport (at a distance of 31 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.7 km2

69.9%

Nature

6.5 km2

11.1%

Wet nature

2 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

4.5 km2

7.7%

Urban area

1.2 km2

Water - Lakes

3.4 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nikkala in country Sweden

Nikkala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	88 km	WestSouthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	304 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	332 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Palojrvi	SE	3.1 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Haparanda Municipality

Type of weather in Haparanda Municipality	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	17 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	03:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam