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Lake Bodom

Local name: Bodominjärvi

Located in Central Finland Region, Finland Coordinates: 60°15′22″ N 24°39′55″ E

Map showing the location of Lake Bodom Lake Bodom
Location in Finland
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Espoo
0.7 km S
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport18 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport94 km

About Lake Bodom

Lake Bodom is a lake. Location: Central Finland Region, Finland. Elevation: 37 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Bodom (Finnish: Bodominjärvi; Swedish: Bodom träsk) is a Finnish lake located in the city of Espoo, not far from Helsinki. The lake measures approximately three kilometres in length and one kilometre in width. It is surrounded by five districts in Espoo: Kunnarla in the west, Röylä in the north, Bodom in the northeast, Högnäs in the southeast, and Karhusuo in the southwest.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Maximum depth
13 m
Length
3 km
Area
4.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Bodom

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (80 mm)
Driest month
May (33 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).

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Climate of Lake Bodom
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-3°1°7°14°19°21°19°14°8°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°-1°5°10°13°11°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)503640373349718066747260

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lake Bodom

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 91 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 18 kmnortheast
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 94 kmsouth
  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 136 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 91 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 370 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 384 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 387 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lake Bodom

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 29 natural sites, 76 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 13 kmSE
  • Vartiosaari Island 24 kmE
  • Fölisholmen Island 14 kmSE
  • Vallisaari Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km19 places

  • Kråkö Island 56 kmE
  • Mäkiluoto Island 41 kmSW
  • Lojosjö Lake 39 kmW
  • Krejansberget Mountain 27 kmW

60–100 km60 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 72 kmS
  • Aegna Saar Island 75 kmS
  • Mohni Island 91 kmSE
  • Rammu Island 82 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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