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Sortavala

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Total population

18,847

Coordinates61.70°, 30.69°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Karelia, Russia, Sortavala is recorded in open geodata as a town. The population stands at approximately 18,847. Coordinates of 61.703°, 30.691° situate Sortavala in the subarctic zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests short summers and long, very cold winters. The location receives about 923 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 36% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
61.7027
Longitude
30.6912
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

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Eila Hiltunen
Eila Hiltunen
Finnish sculptor (1922–2003)
Eila Kivikk'aho
Eila Kivikk'aho
Finnish poet (1921-2004)
A
Arvo Oksala
Finnish professor of medicine
Väinö Raitio
Väinö Raitio
Finnish composer (1891–1945)
O
Oili Tanninen
Finnish chilrdren's writer and graphic artist (1933–2024)
Sergey Khlebnikov
Sergey Khlebnikov
Russian speed skater (1955–1999)
Yrjö Kokko
Yrjö Kokko
Finnish writer and veterinarian (1903-1977)
Heino Pulli
Heino Pulli
Finnish ice hockey player (1938-2015)
Aarne Juutilainen
Aarne Juutilainen
Finnish army officer (1904–1976)
Jurij Ivanov
Jurij Ivanov
Soviet ski jumper
Alexander Belyakov
Alexander Belyakov
Governor of Leningrad Oblast
Y
Yury Kalinin
Soviet ski jumper
V
Vladimir Markhasin
scientist
Christian Theodor Oker-Blom
Christian Theodor Oker-Blom
Finnish politician (1822-1900)
Olli Puhakka
Olli Puhakka
Finnish flying ace (1916–1989)
E
Eeva Tenhunen
Finnish crime fiction writer

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

Nearby places in Karelia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.53
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
923

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Sortavala

Dynamics of game animals populations in Northern Europe
International Symposium "Dynamics of game animals populations in Northern Europe" (3rd 2002 Sortavala, Karelia, Russia) · 2003
Sortavala
N. P. Novikova · 1990
Tysi︠a︡cheletniĭ Sortavala
I. I. Mullonen · 2012
Sortavala, rajakaupunki
Pekka Hakamies · 2001
Istori︠a︡ arkhitektura goroda Sortavala =
L. M. Popova · 1995
Respublika Karelii︠a︡
S. A. Bulanov · 2000
Istorii︠a︡ i kulʹturnoe nasledie Severnogo Priladozhʹi︠a︡
A. M. Pashkov · 2007
The EU-Russia borderland
Heikki Eskelinen · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Red Clover
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Seen 2026-09-18
common yarrow
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Seen 2026-09-18
Mallard
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Seen 2026-09-18
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Seen 2026-09-18
Bigleaf Linden
Bigleaf Linden
Tilia platyphyllos
Seen 2026-09-18
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
Seen 2026-09-18
white campion
white campion
Silene latifolia
Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library