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Kauniainen

Local name: Kaunianen

Located in Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa Coordinates: 60°12′35″ N 24°43′41″ E

Map showing the location of Kauniainen Kauniainen
Location in Finland
Population
10,401
10.4K
Elevation
41 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Kauniainen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport18 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport89 km

About Kauniainen

Kauniainen is a municipality. Location: Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Population: 10,401. Elevation: 41 m.

From Wikipedia

Kauniainen (Finnish: [ˈkɑu̯niˌɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Grankulla) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kauniainen is situated in the southern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is enclaved by the City of Espoo. The population of Kauniainen is approximately 10,000. It is the 95th most populous municipality in Finland. Kauniainen is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.62 million inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1920
Area
5.9 km²
Official website
kauniainen.fi

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kauniainen

  • Espoo

Population of Kauniainen over time

Population of Kauniainen over time
2008 8,545
2009 8,617
2010 8,689
2011 8,807
2012 8,910
2013 9,101
2014 9,357
2015 9,486
2016 9,397
2017 9,624
2023 10,270
2025 10,318

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kauniainen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (78 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kauniainen
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)483539373348697866747058

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kauniainen

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 86 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 18 kmnortheast
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 89 kmsouth
  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 140 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 86 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 365 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 387 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 390 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kauniainen

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 32 natural sites, 79 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 8 kmE
  • Vartiosaari Island 20 kmE
  • Fölisholmen Island 8 kmSE
  • Vallisaari Island 17 kmSE

25–60 km19 places

  • Kråkö Island 54 kmE
  • Mäkiluoto Island 39 kmSW
  • Keri Island 59 kmS
  • Lojosjö Lake 43 kmW

60–100 km62 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 66 kmS
  • Aegna Saar Island 70 kmS
  • Mohni Island 85 kmSE
  • Rammu Island 76 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kauniainen

1 place
  1. 1 Kauniainen 10.2K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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