Finnish Lapland lies in the sub-Arctic zone of our planet.
It covers an area of 98,237 square kilometres, or 29% of the
land area of Finland. Kuusamo is located in southern Finnish
Lapland.
A visit to Kuusamo is to experience Lapland at its best –
the last true wilderness in Europe with each season offering
its own specialities and unique phenomena, from the summer’s
midnight sun to the dark winter twilight and mystical northern
lights.
In Kuusamo you will also find pristine wilderness together
with many rivers and lakes – in fact, over 4,000 of
them – as well numerous hilltops more than 200 metres
above sea level.
Kuusamo
is also the location of the Oulanka National Park, which offers
over 270 km² of untamed wilderness for a host of outdoor adventures.
Facts on Kuusamo
Kuusamo is situated in Finnish Lapland, 800 km north of Helsinki.
Kuusamo town covers 5,805 square kilometres,km², of which
14 % is covered by water. Kuusamo has a population of 18.000
people, of whom about 11,000 live in the Kuusamo town. The
population density is 3.7 persons per square kilometre.
The sources of livelihood are: services 68.5%, processing
industries 16.4 %, primary production 11.1 %, and
others 4.0
%. The distances between Kuusamo and other Finnish cities
are as follows: Helsinki 800 km, Rovaniemi 195 km,
and Oulu
215km, Kajaani 245 km, Kemijärvi 145 km, and Pääjärvi
(Russia) 210 km.
The average annual temperature in Kuusamo is about 0 celsius,
and the snow cover is about 80-90 cm.ground is covered by
snow for about 200 days, from the end of October until the
middle of May.
