- Population
- 2,872
- 2.9K
- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Lappträsk
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport76 km
- LPP Lappeenranta Airport116 km
About Lappträsk
Lappträsk is a municipality. Location: Loviisa, Uusimaa. Population: 2,872. Elevation: 40 m.
Lapinjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlapinˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Lappträsk) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lapinjärvi is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lapinjärvi is approximately 2,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000. It is the 237th most populous municipality in Finland. Lapinjärvi covers an area of 339.31 square kilometres (131.01 sq mi) of which 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) is water.
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Travel notes for Lappträsk
From Wikivoyage
Lapinjärvi (Swedish: Lappträsk) is a municipality in eastern Uusimaa.
Understand+
Lapinjärvi is a small rural municipality some 100 km north-east of Helsinki, by the shores of the lake Lapinjärvi.
The parish village is a Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance, as it is unusually well-preserved. The site includes the former highway through it, the churches, the rectories, the Brofogdas house, the elementary school, the agricultural school (now library), the Marieberg mansion, the farmhouses and the former craftsman houses.
Get in+
Highway 6 leads to Lapinjärvi from Helsinki (94 km) and Kouvola (42 km). From the neighbouring town of Loviisa, the most direct route to Lapinjärvi is along Regional Road 176 (22 km).
By bus:
There is a coach route between Porvoo and Lapinjärvi. For coach timetables, see Matkahuolto.
By taxi:
Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Lappträsk
- Iitti
- Kouvola
- Loviisa
- Mörskom
- Orimattila
Population of Lappträsk over time
| 2007 | 2,929 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,934 | |
| 2009 | 2,926 | |
| 2010 | 2,872 | |
| 2011 | 2,848 | |
| 2012 | 2,829 | |
| 2013 | 2,820 | |
| 2014 | 2,814 | |
| 2015 | 2,774 | |
| 2016 | 2,739 | |
| 2017 | 2,706 | |
| 2023 | 2,449 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Lappträsk
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 71 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (78 mm)
- Driest month
- May (35 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 16° | 21° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 5° | 2° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 51 | 68 | 78 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 |
How to get to Lappträsk
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 76 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 157 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 76 kmsouthwest
- Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 116 kmnortheast
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 157 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 157 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lappträsk
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 63 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Tammijärvi Lake 22 kmE
25–60 km17 places
- Kråkö Island 45 kmSW
- Niskajärvi Lake 58 kmNE
- Konnivesi Lake 57 kmN
- Karijärvi Lake 57 kmN
60–100 km76 places
- Kuusisaari Island 89 kmSW
- Pyhäjärvi Lake 74 kmN
- Vuohijärvi Lake 67 kmNE
- Vesijärvi Lake 62 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Lappträsk
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages1
- Ingermaninkylä · Neighbourhood
Sources & licences
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