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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.3601,Lat: 67.2147
Elevation	159 meter above sea level
Local time	0:29:18am
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Pajala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kolari	22.5 km	NorthEast
2 Sieppijärvi	28.3 km	East
3 Korpilombolo	42.5 km	South
4 Junosuando	44.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Kangos	44.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	789 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	871 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	918 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 147 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Torne main - Upper - Lainio, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Ylinen Sieppijärvi (2.8 km² at a height of around 148 meter above sea level) at a distance of 24.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 8.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 82%, hill: 18%, 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 332 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.3 km2

62.8%

Nature

11.4 km2

14.5%

Wet nature

11 km2

14%

Agriculture

1 km2

1.3%

Urban area

2.4 km2

Water - Lakes

3.4 km2

4.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pajala in country Sweden

Pajala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	183 km	South
2 Laponian Area	Sweden	251 km	West
3 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	303 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vasikkavuoma	SE	5.2 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pajala

Type of weather in Pajala	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	20 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	02:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:28 Europe/Amsterdam