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Välikylä

Laplandvillage

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Coordinates66.78°, 24.01°

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City facts

Overview

Välikylä is a village located in Lapland, Finland. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 66.778°, 24.010° place it in the polar zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 822 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 32% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests extreme seasonal daylight swings and prolonged cold. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
66.7778
Longitude
24.0104
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16,267
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    611
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    502
  • Willow Warbler
    Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    459
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    438
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    433
  • European Pied Flycatcher
    Ficedula hypoleuca (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    416
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    405
  • Eurasian Bullfinch
    Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    398

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Kaarlo Castrén
Kaarlo Castrén
Finnish politician and Prime Minister (1860-1938)
Eero Mäntyranta
Eero Mäntyranta
Finnish cross-country skier
Eini
Eini
Finnish singer
Arthur Castrén
Arthur Castrén
Finnish politician (1866–1946)
M
Maria Peura
Finnish writer and dramaturge
Frida Berglund
Frida Berglund
Swedish politician
A
Anders Hellant
Finnish astronomer
Tuomas Mäkipää
Tuomas Mäkipää
Finnish chaplain residing in Estonia (born 1978)
E
Eero Österberg
Finnish painter
J
Jussi Niva
Finnish painter (born 1966)
O
Olli Pekka Jokela
Finnish architect
V
Vilho Lantto
Finnish professor (1941–2024)
T
Toivo Mäkikyrö
Finnish biathlete
T
Tuovi Saukkoriipi
Finnish singer
S
Sanfrid Kariniva
Finnish politician (1885-1939)
T
Tomi Enbuska
Finnish actor (b. 1984)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lapland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
822

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Välikylä, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Hotelli Pellonhovi Pello 20220722 — Välikylä, Finland1.3 miPellon kirkko1 — Välikylä, Finland1.4 miPellon kirkko4 — Välikylä, Finland1.4 miPellon kirkko3 — Välikylä, Finland1.5 miVihreäpysäkki pello — Välikylä, Finland2.1 miVihreä Pysäkki Pello 20190421 01 — Välikylä, Finland2.2 miVihreä Pysäkki Pello 20190421 02 — Välikylä, Finland2.2 miVihreä Pysäkki Pello 20190421 03 — Välikylä, Finland2.2 miPentik Vihreä Pysäkki Pello 20240410 — Välikylä, Finland2.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org