Nurmes

Nurmes is a town and municipality of , located in the county of . The town has a population of 8,760 and covers an area of 1,854.78 square kilometres of which 253.7 km2 is water.
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  • Locality with 9,420 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 108 metres (354 feet)
  • …is also known as “541”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nurmes Church and Nurmes railway station.

Church
Photo: Pertsaboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Nurmes.

Railway station
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is situated 4 km south of Nurmes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porokylä.

Suburb
Photo: IdzSJL2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Nurmes

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Latitude
63.5781° or 63° 34′ 41″ north
Longitude
29.1454° or 29° 8′ 44″ east
Open location code
9GMFH4HW+65
Geo­Names ID
644188

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Nurmes” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Nurmeksen Kaupunki”
  • Finnish: “Nurmes”
  • Swedish: “Nurmes”

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