- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport12 km
- TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport89 km
About Vantaa River
Vantaa River is a river. Location: Finland.
Vantaanjoki (Swedish: Vanda å) is a 101-kilometre (63 mi) long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake Erkylänjärvi in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at Vanhankaupunginselkä in Helsinki. One of the tributaries of Vantaanjoki is Keravanjoki that flows through the town of Kerava north of Helsinki.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Length
- 101 km
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Vantaa River
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 3° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -9° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 68 | 78 | 66 | 75 | 70 | 58 |
How to get to Vantaa River
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 12 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 87 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 12 kmnorth
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 89 kmsouth
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 153 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 87 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vantaa River
Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 30 natural sites, 82 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km52 places
- Kuusisaari Island 7 kmSW
- Vartiosaari Island 6 kmSE
- Fölisholmen Island 12 kmSW
- Vallisaari Island 9 kmS
25–60 km19 places
- Kråkö Island 40 kmE
- Mäkiluoto Island 48 kmSW
- Keri Island 57 kmS
- Lojosjö Lake 57 kmW
60–100 km67 places
- Prangli Saar Island 65 kmS
- Aegna Saar Island 71 kmS
- Mohni Island 75 kmSE
- Rammu Island 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Arabianranta Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.5 km S
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Toukola Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.8 km SW
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Kumpula Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.9 km W
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Oulunkylä Neighbourhood, Helsinki2.1 km NW
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Vanhakaupunki Neighbourhood, Helsinki0.6 km N
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Koskela Neighbourhood, Helsinki1.1 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gammelstadsfjärden Natural site, Uusimaa1.6 km SE
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Eläintarha Natural site, Helsinki3.7 km SW
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Mustikkamaa Island, Uusimaa3.5 km S
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Havis Amanda Natural site, Helsinki5.2 km S
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Kaisaniemi Natural site, Helsinki4.6 km SW
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Helsinki Halli Landmark, Helsinki2.9 km W
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Korkeasaari Island, Helsinki4.2 km S
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Esplanadi Natural site, Helsinki5.3 km S
Sources & licences
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