Ruka

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Ruka

Elevation493 m

Coordinates66.17°, 29.13°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rukatunturi is a 492 metres (1,614 ft) high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes. Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail. The total of trails in Ruka and Kuusamo area is: 160 km of hiking trails, 605 km of biking routes, 350 km of classified paddling routes and 100 km of boating routes.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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  123.4 mi away
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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Ruka, sourced from Wikidata.

• Q28719301

  sporting event

  Nov 27, 2016
• Q28719304

  sporting event

  Nov 27, 2016
• Q28719298

  sporting event

  Nov 26, 2016
• Q28719299

  sporting event

  Nov 26, 2016

Source: Wikidata (CC0).