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Porkala

Located in Kirkkonummi, Helsinki sub-region Coordinates: 59°59′18″ N 24°26′32″ E

Porkala
Migro · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport47 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport68 km

About Porkala

Porkala is a village. Location: Kirkkonummi, Helsinki sub-region. Elevation: 25 m.

From Wikipedia

Porkkalanniemi (Swedish: Porkala udd), often referred to simply as Porkkala (Porkala), is a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, located at Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) in Southern Finland. The peninsula had great strategic value, as coastal artillery based there would be able to shoot more than halfway across the Gulf of Finland. If the same power controlled the Estonian coast, on the opposite side of the gulf, it would then be able to block Saint Petersburg's naval access to the Baltic Sea.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Porkala

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
August (73 mm)
Driest month
May (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 Porkala
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-2°1°5°12°17°20°19°14°9°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-8°-5°-1°5°10°13°13°9°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)453335343044657363676655

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Porkala

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 64 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 47 kmnortheast
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 68 kmsouth
  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 134 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 64 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 339 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 367 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 371 kmwest

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

Day trips from Porkala

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 33 natural sites, 92 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Mäkiluoto Island 9 kmSW
  • Iso Vasikkasaari Island 25 kmNE
  • Degerö Natural site 17 kmNW
  • Porkkalanniemi Peninsula Natural site 3 kmSW

25–60 km75 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 32 kmNE
  • Prangli Saar Island 51 kmSE
  • Aegna Saar Island 49 kmS
  • Vartiosaari Island 42 kmNE

60–100 km69 places

  • Kråkö Island 78 kmNE
  • Suur-Pakri Saar Island 79 kmSW
  • Osmussaar Island 98 kmSW
  • Mohni Island 84 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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