- Population
- 703
- 703
- Elevation
- 74 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Luhanka
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport69 km
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport120 km
About Luhanka
Luhanka is a municipality. Location: Joutsa, Central Finland Region. Population: 703. Elevation: 74 m.
Luhanka (Swedish: Luhanka, also Luhango) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 695 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 313.25 square kilometres (120.95 sq mi) of which 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.4/sq mi). There are also many summertime cottages in Luhanka. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Places bordering Luhanka
- Jyväskylä
- Hartola
- Joutsa
- Jämsä
- Kuhmoinen
- Sysmä
Population of Luhanka over time
| 2007 | 852 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 837 | |
| 2009 | 834 | |
| 2010 | 831 | |
| 2011 | 802 | |
| 2012 | 773 | |
| 2013 | 763 | |
| 2014 | 761 | |
| 2015 | 761 | |
| 2016 | 756 | |
| 2017 | 734 | |
| 2023 | 702 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Luhanka
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 1° | 6° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 10° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 54 | 80 | 82 | 57 | 59 | 53 | 45 |
How to get to Luhanka
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (120 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 267 km to the south.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 69 kmnorth
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 120 kmwest
- Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 153 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 267 kmsouth
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 360 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Luhanka
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 64 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Leivonmäen Kansallispuisto Natural site 21 kmNE
- Haukkasalo Island 16 kmSW
- Rautavesi Lake 20 kmSE
25–60 km27 places
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 51 kmN
- Taulumäki church Attraction 52 kmN
- Vesijako Lake 59 kmSW
- Vehkajärvi Lake 56 kmSW
60–100 km42 places
- Pihlajavesi Lake 99 kmNW
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 64 kmN
- Keurusselkä Lake 70 kmNW
- Roine Lake 98 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Luhanka
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Haukkasalo Island, Kuhmoinen16 km SW
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Rautavesi Lake, Paijat-Hame20 km SE
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Leivonmäen Kansallispuisto Natural site, Central Finland Region21 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources