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Natural site

Gammelstadsfjärden

Located in Uusimaa, Finland Coordinates: 60°12′05″ N 25°00′05″ E

Map showing the location of Gammelstadsfjärden Gammelstadsfjärden
Location in Finland
Nearest town
Arabianranta
1.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport13 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport88 km

About Gammelstadsfjärden

Gammelstadsfjärden is a natural site. Location: Uusimaa, Finland.

From Wikipedia

Vanhankaupunginselkä (also called Vanhankaupunginlahti, Swedish: Gammelstadsfjärden) is a bay area which together with parts of adjoining Viikki district constitute a natural conservation zone near downtown Helsinki in the southern part of Finland. The area is listed in Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, is part of European Union's Natura 2000 programme and is also listed as BirdLife International's Important Bird Area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Ramsar site

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Gammelstadsfjärden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (79 mm)
Driest month
May (33 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 Gammelstadsfjärden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-3°1°7°15°19°21°19°14°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°-1°5°10°13°11°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)493639373348677968747159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gammelstadsfjärden

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 13 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 86 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 13 kmnorth
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 88 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 155 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 86 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 366 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gammelstadsfjärden

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 29 natural sites, 84 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 8 kmW
  • Vartiosaari Island 5 kmSE
  • Fölisholmen Island 13 kmSW
  • Vallisaari Island 7 kmS

25–60 km20 places

  • Kråkö Island 40 kmNE
  • Mäkiluoto Island 48 kmSW
  • Keri Island 56 kmS
  • Lojosjö Lake 58 kmW

60–100 km68 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 64 kmS
  • Aegna Saar Island 70 kmS
  • Mohni Island 74 kmSE
  • Rammu Island 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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