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Orivesi

Located in Tampere, Pirkanmaa Coordinates: 61°40′48″ N 24°21′32″ E

Map showing the location of Orivesi Orivesi
Location in Finland
Population
8,978
9K
Elevation
103 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Orivesi
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport50 km
JYV Jyväskylä Airport106 km

About Orivesi

Orivesi is a municipality. Location: Tampere, Pirkanmaa. Population: 8,978. Elevation: 103 m.

From Wikipedia

Orivesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌʋesi]) is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the northeast of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Orivesi is approximately 9,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 428,000. It is the 112th most populous municipality in Finland. Orivesi has an area of 960.09 square kilometres (370.69 sq mi) of which 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) is water.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1869
Area
800 km²
Official website
orivesi.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Orivesi

From Wikivoyage

Orivesi is a city with large countryside in Pirkanmaa in the Finnish Lakeland, part of the metropolitan area of Tampere.

Understand+

The municipality has some 9,000 people (2026) on 960 km², 97% of whom have Finnish as mother tongue. More than two thirds of the population lives in Orivesi centre and the area around Orivesi station. Formerly Eräjärvi and Längelmäki were independent municipalities, but their centres are small.

The more than 350 lakes cover a 6th of the area, notably Längelmävesi (36th largest in Finland, or 9th if some connecting lakes at the same level are included).

Of 100 natural wonders that Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto chose at Finland's 100-year celebrations. two are in Orivesi: Eräpyhä and Pukala, which now are protected recreational areas.

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By train:

Regional trains between Tampere and Keuruu stop at 1 Orivesi keskusta station near the centre, intercity trains between Tampere and Jyväskylä stop at 2 Orivesi railway station, which is about 4 km from the centre. There are buses between Orivesi railway station and the centre.

There are two ways to buy a ticket between Orivesi and Tampere.

Option 1 is to buy the ticket from the Tampere regional transport ("Nysse") application or use their bus pass. Orivesi is part of said Nysse area, meaning that all trains which stop in Orivesi, can be used with a Tampere public transport ticket. This is possible only between the stations in Orivesi, Tampere, Tesoma, Lempäälä and Nokia. This makes it simple and cost-efficient to transfer to another form of transport in Tampere. The ticket needs to be validated using a ticket reading machine at the station. Orivesi is located in zone C.

The other option is to buy a ticket through the VR application or the green, VR-branded ticket vending machine. This gives you the right to travel between the two stations, but is not valid in other Tampere regional transport.

By bus:

See Tampere#Get around for information about fares and tickets of local and regional transport.

Nysse (see above) lines 95 (Tampere–Orivesi) and 47 (Kangasala–Orivesi). Tampere route planner can be used to find connections to Orivesi. Matkahuolto route planner finds some long distance bus connections to Orivesi which are not included in Tampere regional route planner, especially at weekends the services to Orivesi are mostly long-distance lines.

Long-distance buses are available from Tampere, Turku and Jyväskylä.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Orivesi

  • Juupajoki
  • Jämsä
  • Kangasala
  • Kuhmoinen
  • Ruovesi
  • Tampere

Population of Orivesi over time

Population of Orivesi over time
2007 9,555
2008 9,632
2009 9,634
2010 9,617
2011 9,590
2012 9,571
2013 9,630
2014 9,655
2015 9,408
2016 9,312
2017 9,285
2023 8,842

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Orivesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (85 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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Climate of Orivesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°7°15°20°21°19°13°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-7°-3°3°9°11°9°5°1°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)433036353658857962615849

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Orivesi

The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 50 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 251 km to the south.

Airports

  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 50 kmsouthwest
  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 106 kmnortheast
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 138 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 251 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 318 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Orivesi

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Längelmävesi Lake 13 kmS
  • Sinivuori Strict Nature Reserve Natural site 23 kmSE
  • Vesijärvi Lake 23 kmSW
  • Längelmävesi Lake 4 kmS

25–60 km32 places

  • Näsijärvi Lake 32 kmW
  • Keurusselkä Lake 57 kmN
  • Seitsemisen Kansallispuisto Natural site 57 kmNW
  • Kuorevesi Lake 36 kmNE

60–100 km31 places

  • Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve Natural site 94 kmNW
  • Kari Island 75 kmNW
  • Vaskivesi Lake 63 kmNW
  • Pihlajavesi Lake 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Orivesi

2 places
  1. 1 Längelmäki 1.8K

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

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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