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Liakanjoki

Located in Lapland Region, Finland Coordinates: 66°50′00″ N 24°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Liakanjoki Liakanjoki
Location in Finland
Elevation
111 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pello
9.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RVN Rovaniemi Airport77 km
KTT Kittilä International Airport101 km

About Liakanjoki

Liakanjoki is a river. Location: Lapland Region, Finland.

From Wikipedia

Liakanjoki is a river in Finland. It is a distributary of Torne River. It departs from the main river in Karunki, Tornio.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Liakanjoki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 46 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
July (70 mm)
Driest month
April (29 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 Liakanjoki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-1°4°11°18°20°17°11°3°-3°-7°
Average low (°C)-18°-16°-12°-6°1°7°10°7°3°-3°-10°-16°
Precipitation (mm)373032293351706856494636

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Liakanjoki

The nearest airport is Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 382 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 77 kmeast
  • Kittilä International Airport (KTT) Kittilä 101 kmnorth
  • Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 119 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 382 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Liakanjoki

Within 100 km: 4 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Aalisjärvi Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km7 places

  • Raanujärvi Lake 26 kmSE
  • Iso Vietonen Lake 30 kmSE
  • Iso Lohijärvi Lake 45 kmS
  • Muonionjoki River 48 kmNW

60–100 km12 places

  • Karjusaari Island 62 kmSW
  • Kotisaari Island 77 kmSE
  • Norvajärvi Lake 71 kmE
  • Raudanjoki River 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pello Municipality, Torniolaakso
    9.2 km SE
  • Pello Village, Pello
    13 km SW
  • Neistenkangas Village, Övertorneå Municipality
    15 km W
  • Svanstein Village, Övertorneå Municipality
    26 km SW
  • Rantajärvi Village, Övertorneå Municipality
    27 km SW
  • Aapua Village, Övertorneå Municipality
    30 km W

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