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Natural site

Porkkalanniemi Peninsula

Located in Uusimaa, Finland Coordinates: 59°58′39″ N 24°24′10″ E

Map showing the location of Porkkalanniemi Peninsula Porkkalanniemi Peninsula
Location in Finland
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Porkala
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport49 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport67 km

About Porkkalanniemi Peninsula

Porkkalanniemi Peninsula is a natural site. Location: Uusimaa, Finland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Upinniemi and Mäkiluoto.

Climate of Porkkalanniemi Peninsula

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 Porkkalanniemi Peninsula
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 Porkkalanniemi Peninsula

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 63 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 49 kmnortheast
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 67 kmsouth
  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 133 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 63 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 338 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 364 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 368 kmwest

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

Day trips from Porkkalanniemi Peninsula

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 32 natural sites, 92 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Mäkiluoto Island 7 kmSW
  • Degerö Natural site 15 kmNW
  • Kytö Island 20 kmNE
  • Upinniemi Natural site 6 kmNW

25–60 km77 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 34 kmNE
  • Prangli Saar Island 51 kmSE
  • Aegna Saar Island 48 kmSE
  • Vartiosaari Island 44 kmNE

60–100 km68 places

  • Kråkö Island 81 kmNE
  • Suur-Pakri Saar Island 77 kmS
  • Osmussaar Island 95 kmSW
  • Mohni Island 85 kmSE

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