- Elevation
- 317 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- IVL Ivalo Airport49 km
- KTT Kittilä International Airport109 km
About Tankavaara
Tankavaara is a village. Location: Sodankylä, Pohjois-Lappi. Elevation: 317 m.
Tankavaara is a village and a tourist attraction in the municipality of Sodankylä in Lapland, Finland. It is located by the E75 highway 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Sodankylä and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Saariselkä ski resort. Tankavaara is famous of its gold prospecting that started in the 1930s. Since the 1970s, the village has been a tourist attraction including hotel, restaurant "Old Gold Prospector" and the Gold Prospector Museum.
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Climate of Tankavaara
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 38 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -19°)
- Wettest month
- July (68 mm)
- Driest month
- February (26 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) | -10° | -9° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 1° | -5° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -19° | -18° | -13° | -8° | -1° | 5° | 8° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -12° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 30 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 55 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Tankavaara
The nearest airport is Ivalo Airport (IVL), 49 km to the north as the crow flies.
Airports
- Ivalo Airport (IVL) Ivalo 49 kmnorth
- Kittilä International Airport (KTT) Kittilä 109 kmsouthwest
- Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 153 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tankavaara
Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Porttipahta Reservoir Lake 23 kmSW
25–60 km3 places
- Urho Kekkosen Kansallispuisto Natural site 54 kmE
- Luirojärvi Lake 39 kmE
- Lokan Tekojärvi Lake 34 kmSE
60–100 km13 places
- Kelontekemäjärvi Lake 98 kmSW
- Vaalajärvi Lake 93 kmSW
- Orajärvi Lake 92 kmS
- Mudusjävri Lake 93 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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