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Pornainen

Located in Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa Coordinates: 60°28′43″ N 25°21′34″ E

Map showing the location of Pornainen Pornainen
Location in Finland
Population
5,066
5.1K
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Pornainen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport28 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport122 km

About Pornainen

Pornainen is a municipality. Location: Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Population: 5,066. Elevation: 49 m.

From Wikipedia

Pornainen (Finnish: [ˈpornɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Borgnäs) is a small municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The neighboring municipalities are Askola in the east, Mäntsälä in the north, Porvoo in the southeast and Sipoo in the southwest. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Järvenpää.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1869
Area
146 km²
Official website
pornainen.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Pornainen

From Wikivoyage

Pornainen is a municipality in the northeastern part of Uusimaa. The municipality is part of the Greater Helsinki sub-region.

Understand+

Pornainen is a small municipality, around 60 km northeast of Helsinki and 18 km east of Järvenpää. The municipal center is known as Kirveskoski.

Get in+

There are no other than smaller regional roads through Pornainen. The distance to the nearest highway, E75, is more than 15 kilometers when going in the direction of Järvenpää.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Pornainen

  • Askola
  • Porvoo
  • Sipoo

Population of Pornainen over time

Population of Pornainen over time
2007 4,914
2008 4,975
2009 5,067
2010 5,107
2011 5,122
2012 5,137
2013 5,145
2014 5,166
2015 5,125
2016 5,108
2017 5,121
2023 4,973

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Pornainen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pornainen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°7°16°20°22°20°14°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-11°-7°-2°4°9°11°10°5°2°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)533840373351697969727362

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pornainen

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 28 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 121 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 28 kmsouthwest
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 122 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 141 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 121 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Pornainen

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 21 natural sites, 66 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Kråkö Island 22 kmSE
  • Tuusulanjärvi Lake 17 kmW
  • Porvoonjoki River 21 kmSE

25–60 km65 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 43 kmSW
  • Vartiosaari Island 36 kmSW
  • Fölisholmen Island 48 kmSW
  • Vallisaari Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km41 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 97 kmS
  • Mohni Island 93 kmS
  • Mäkiluoto Island 84 kmSW
  • Kaunissaari Island 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pornainen

1 place
  1. 1 Pornainen 5K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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