- Elevation
- 404 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KAO Kuusamo Airport20 km
- RVN Rovaniemi Airport154 km
About Ruka
Ruka is a village. Location: Kuusamo, Koillismaa. Elevation: 404 m.
Rukatunturi (Finnish: Ruka) is a 492 metres (1,614 ft) high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes (of which 100 km are safari organizers' private routes). Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail.
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Climate of Ruka
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -19°)
- Wettest month
- July (77 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -9° | -3° | 2° | 9° | 16° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -4° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -19° | -18° | -13° | -8° | -1° | 6° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -4° | -11° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 63 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 41 |
How to get to Ruka
The nearest airport is Kuusamo Airport (KAO), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) (154 km).
Airports
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO) Kuusamo 20 kmsouth
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 154 kmwest
- Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 211 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruka
Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Suininki Lake 24 kmSE
- Ala-Kitka Lake 13 kmNW
- Yli-Kitka Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km10 places
- Posionjärvi Lake 47 kmW
- Livojärvi Lake 46 kmSW
- Oulangan Kansallispuisto Natural site 26 kmN
- Riisitunturin Kansallispuisto Natural site 30 kmW
60–100 km8 places
- Saaranpaskantamasaari Island 69 kmN
- Ozero Onkamoyarvi Lake 68 kmN
- Simojärvi Lake 89 kmW
- Kemijärvi Lake 87 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
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