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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.5164,Lat: 65.8325
Elevation	61 meter above sea level
Local time	22:39:05pm
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Älvsbyn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vistträsk	16.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Korsträsk	24.8 km	SouthEast
3 Älvsbyn	28.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Harads	34 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Övre Svartlå	35.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	671 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Stockholm	Sweden	739 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	747 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 63 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Pite main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Gammelstadsfjärden (41.7 km² at a distance of 56 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 150.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 211 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 80%, hill: 20%, 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 432 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Arvidsjaur Airport (at a distance of 63 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

55.4 km2

70.5%

Nature

15.3 km2

19.5%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

1.8 km2

2.2%

Urban area

1.3 km2

1.6%

Water - Lakes

3.1 km2

3.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vidsel in country Sweden

Vidsel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	73 km	East
2 Laponian Area	Sweden	213 km	NorthWest
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	284 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Storberget	SE	3.9 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Älvsbyns Kommun

Type of weather in Älvsbyns Kommun	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	17 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	03:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam