Reisjärvi
Located in Nivala-Haapajärvi, North Ostrobothnia Coordinates: 63°36′52″ N 24°57′52″ E
- Population
- 2,689
- 2.7K
- Elevation
- 128 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Reisjärvi
- Airports
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport91 km
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport140 km
About Reisjärvi
Reisjärvi is a municipality. Location: Nivala-Haapajärvi, North Ostrobothnia. Population: 2,689. Elevation: 128 m.
Reisjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrei̯sˌjærʋi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,476 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 503.19 square kilometres (194.28 sq mi) of which 28.81 km2 (11.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Reisjärvi
From Wikivoyage
Reisjärvi is a town and municipality in the Southern Oulu region.
Get in+
By car:
Highway 58 passes through town connecting to Suomenselkä countryside and Kärsämäki.
By bus:
There are buses from Pihtipudas, Kärsämäki, Haapajärvi, Nivala, and Sievi.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Reisjärvi
- Haapajärvi
- Kinnula
- Lestijärvi
- Pihtipudas
- Sievi
Population of Reisjärvi over time
| 2007 | 3,039 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,990 | |
| 2009 | 3,020 | |
| 2010 | 2,973 | |
| 2011 | 2,996 | |
| 2012 | 2,961 | |
| 2013 | 2,925 | |
| 2014 | 2,926 | |
| 2015 | 2,894 | |
| 2016 | 2,854 | |
| 2017 | 2,813 | |
| 2023 | 2,598 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Reisjärvi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 51 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (78 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 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) | -5° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 5° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 4° | 0° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 58 | 71 | 78 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 40 |
How to get to Reisjärvi
The nearest airport is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), 91 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Oulu Airport (OUL) (148 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 234 km to the west.
Airports
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 91 kmwest
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 140 kmsouth
- Oulu Airport (OUL) Oulu / Oulunsalo 148 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 234 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Reisjärvi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 29 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Muurasjärvi Lake 22 kmSE
- Lestijärvi Lake 14 kmSW
25–60 km8 places
- Ullavanjärvi Lake 45 kmW
- Saanijärvi Lake 39 kmSE
- Elämäjärvi Lake 41 kmE
- Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 42 kmS
60–100 km23 places
- Ohtakari Island 93 kmNW
- Näläntöjärvi Lake 78 kmE
- Kiuruvesi Lake 87 kmE
- Iso Lamujärvi Lake 78 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Reisjärvi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lestijärvi Lake, Central Ostrobothnia14 km SW -
Muurasjärvi Lake, Central Finland Region22 km SE
Other cities and towns in Nivala-Haapajärvi
Sources & licences
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