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Municipality

Karvia

Located in Pohjois-Satakunta, Satakunta Region Coordinates: 62°09′25″ N 22°37′11″ E

Map showing the location of Karvia Karvia
Location in Finland
Population
2,289
2.3K
Elevation
154 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Karvia
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
POR Pori Airport89 km
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport98 km

About Karvia

Karvia is a municipality. Location: Pohjois-Satakunta, Satakunta Region. Population: 2,289. Elevation: 154 m.

From Wikipedia

Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865. Karvia is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population is 2,133 (31 December 2025) and the municipality covers an area of 502.22 km2 (193.91 sq mi) of which 17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018). The population density is 4.25/km2 (11.0/sq mi). Viru-Nigula in Estonia has been the twin town of Karvia since 1994.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
502 km²
Official website
karvia.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Karvia

From Wikivoyage

Karvia is a town and municipality in Satakunta.

Get in+

By car:

Karvia is at the junction of two regional roads. Road 273 connects to highway 23 and is the way to drive from places like Kankaanpää or Pori. From the north it connects to highway 3 from the direction of Vaasa. Road 274, in turn comes in from Parkano and highway 3 from the direction of Tampere. In the other direction it comes in from highway 44 connecting from Kauhajoki.

By bus:

There are buses from Kankaanpää.

By train:

The nearest railway station is in Parkano.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Karvia

  • Kauhajoki
  • Honkajoki
  • Kankaanpää
  • Kurikka
  • Parkano

Population of Karvia over time

Population of Karvia over time
2009 2,672
2010 2,643
2011 2,599
2012 2,545
2013 2,523
2014 2,491
2015 2,475
2016 2,449
2017 2,403
2022 2,240
2023 2,216
2025 2,133

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Karvia

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (80 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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 Karvia
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°6°15°19°21°19°13°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-12°-8°-3°3°8°10°8°4°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)433136373362807770606050

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Karvia

The nearest airport is Pori Airport (POR), 89 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (98 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 221 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 89 kmsouthwest
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 98 kmsoutheast
  • Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 221 kmnorthwest
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 325 kmsouth
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 396 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Karvia

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 7 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve Natural site 14 kmSE
  • Kauhanevan-Pohjankankaan Kansallispuisto Natural site 11 kmW
  • Lauhanvuoren Kansallispuisto Natural site 24 kmW

25–60 km7 places

  • Kari Island 54 kmE
  • Vaskivesi Lake 57 kmE
  • Nerkoonjärvi Lake 31 kmE
  • Kangasjärvi Lake 32 kmW

60–100 km26 places

  • Reposaari Island 87 kmSW
  • Pihlajavesi Lake 89 kmE
  • Näsijärvi Lake 79 kmSE
  • Saantee Natural site 76 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Karvia

1 place
  1. 1 Karvia 2.2K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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