Ranua
Ranua is a municipality and a town of the same name in southern Finnish Lapland. The Ranua Wildlife Park is the second northernmost zoo in the world, and having over 100,000 annual visitors it is by far the biggest attraction in Ranua.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Ranua
- Type: Locality with 3,670 residents
- Also known as: “683”
- Location: Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.9886° or 65° 59′ 19″ northLongitude
26.5987° or 26° 35′ 56″ eastPopulation
3,670Elevation
163 metres (535 feet)Open location code
9GQ8XHQX+CFGeoNames ID
639890
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Ranua” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Ranua”
- Finnish: “Ranuan Kunta”
- Swedish: “Ranua”
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