- Elevation
- 111 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport69 km
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport110 km
About Vehkajärvi
Vehkajärvi is a lake. Location: Finland. Elevation: 111 m.
Vehkajärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located at the border of Pirkanmaa, Päijät-Häme and Central Finland regions in the Finnish Lakeland. The lake is mostly in the municipality of Kangasala, with smaller parts in the municipalities of Pälkäne, Padasjoki and Kuhmoinen. The lake is a part of a lake system that consists of Vehkajärvi, Lummene and Vesijako.
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At a glance
- Area
- 26.1 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Vehkajärvi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- July (83 mm)
- Driest month
- February (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 5° | 2° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 55 | 83 | 83 | 60 | 61 | 56 | 48 |
How to get to Vehkajärvi
The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 228 km to the south.
Airports
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 69 kmwest
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 110 kmnorth
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 130 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 228 kmsouth
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 353 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vehkajärvi
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 59 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Vesijako Lake 12 kmSE
- Lummenne Lake 7 kmE
- Sinivuori Strict Nature Reserve Natural site 13 kmNW
- Kukkiajärvi Lake 19 kmSW
25–60 km27 places
- Tampere Ice Stadium Landmark 56 kmW
- Roine Lake 44 kmW
- Pälkänevesi Lake 31 kmSW
- Lake Päijänne Lake 35 kmE
60–100 km39 places
- Vaskivesi Lake 97 kmNW
- Näsijärvi Lake 64 kmW
- Keurusselkä Lake 77 kmN
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 96 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Luopioinen Village, Pälkäne18 km SW
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Kuhmalahti Village, Kangasala17 km W
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Padasjoki Municipality, Lahti20 km SE
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Kuhmoinen Municipality, Tampere20 km NE
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Kuhmoinen Village, Kuhmoinen18 km NE
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Kangasala Municipality, Tampere25 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lummenne Lake, Pirkanmaa7.3 km E
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Vesijako Lake, Paijat-Hame12 km SE
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Kukkiajärvi Lake, Pirkanmaa19 km SW
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Sinivuori Strict Nature Reserve Natural site, Orivesi13 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources