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Municipality

Valtimo

Located in Pielisen Karjala, North Karelia Coordinates: 63°43′23″ N 28°46′36″ E

Map showing the location of Valtimo Valtimo
Location in Finland
Population
2,458
2.5K
Elevation
187 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Valtimo
When to go
June–July
See the climate
Airports
KAJ Kajaani Airport82 km
KUO Kuopio Airport94 km

About Valtimo

Valtimo is a municipality. Location: Pielisen Karjala, North Karelia. Population: 2,458. Elevation: 187 m.

From Wikipedia

Valtimo is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Nurmes on 1 January 2020. It was located in the North Karelia region. In 2019, the municipality had a population of 2,140 and covered an area of 838.07 square kilometres (323.58 sq mi), of which 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) was water. The population density was 2.553/km2 (6.613/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities were Nurmes, Rautavaara and Sotkamo. The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1910
Area
838 km²
Official website
valtimo.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Valtimo

From Wikivoyage

Valtimo is a town in North Karelia, Finland, nowadays part of Nurmes.

Get in+

By bus from Nurmes, Joensuu, Kajaani or Oulu. See Matkahuolto. From Nurmes you can also use the twice-weekly (W F) dial-a-ride service Katuri.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Population of Valtimo over time

Population of Valtimo over time
2007 2,541
2008 2,508
2009 2,482
2010 2,458
2011 2,437
2012 2,421
2013 2,379
2014 2,382
2015 2,324
2016 2,245
2017 2,218
2018 2,143

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Valtimo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
August (81 mm)
Driest month
February (32 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
Climate of Valtimo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-1°5°13°18°21°17°11°4°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-10°-4°2°8°11°8°4°-1°-7°-13°
Precipitation (mm)383234324368738165575243

Other places to visit in this season: June July

How to get to Valtimo

The nearest airport is Kajaani Airport (KAJ), 82 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (94 km).

Airports

  • Kajaani Airport (KAJ) Kajaani 82 kmnorthwest
  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 94 kmsouthwest
  • Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 126 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Valtimo

Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Hiidenportti Nationalpark Natural site 22 kmNE

25–60 km12 places

  • Tiilikkajärvi Nationalpark Natural site 25 kmW
  • Ontojärvi Lake 50 kmNE
  • Rautavesi Lake 57 kmNW
  • Laakajärvi Lake 44 kmW

60–100 km22 places

  • Nuasjärvi Lake 61 kmNW
  • Kiehimänjoki River 88 kmNW
  • Kajaaninjoki River 82 kmNW
  • Porovesi Lake 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Valtimo

1 place
  1. 1 Valtimo 2.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources