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Viiksinselkä

Local name: Kohtikankaanselkä

Located in Finland Coordinates: 62°28′14″ N 31°10′03″ E

Map showing the location of Viiksinselkä Viiksinselkä
Location in Finland
Elevation
141 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ilomantsi
25 km NW
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JOE Joensuu Airport82 km
SVL Savonlinna Airport130 km

About Viiksinselkä

Viiksinselkä is a lake. Location: Finland. Elevation: 141 m.

From Wikipedia

Viiksinselkä (Russian: Виксинселькя, romanized: Viksinselkya) is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located partly in the municipality of Ilomantsi in Finland and partly in Loimola municipality in Russia. Viiksinselkä has an area of 37 square kilometers (14 sq mi), of which 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi) belongs to Finland and 20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi) to Russia. Its surface elevation is 145.4 metres (477 ft) above sea level.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
31.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Viiksinselkä

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
August (85 mm)
Driest month
February (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).

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Climate of Viiksinselkä
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°0°5°14°19°21°18°12°5°-1°-5°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-3°3°9°11°9°5°0°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)413335353764768569666156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Viiksinselkä

The nearest airport is Joensuu Airport (JOE), 82 km to the west as the crow flies.

Airports

  • Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 82 kmwest
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 130 kmsouthwest
  • Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) Petrozavodsk 169 kmeast

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

Day trips from Viiksinselkä

Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Nuorajärvi Lake 24 kmN
  • Petkeljärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 13 kmN

25–60 km2 places

  • Särkijärvi Lake 58 kmW
  • Koitere Lake 57 kmNW

60–100 km13 places

  • Enonselkä Lake 83 kmNW
  • Kolin Kansallispuisto Natural site 96 kmNW
  • Pyhäselkä Lake 78 kmW
  • Oravisalo Island 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

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