Nurmes
Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the county of North Karelia. The town has a population of 8,924 and covers an area of 1,854.78 square kilometres of which 253.7 km2 is water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nurmes Church and Nurmes railway station.
Nurmes Church
Church
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Nurmes Church is situated 3½ km south of Nurmes.
Nurmes railway station
Railway station
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Nurmes railway station is situated 4 km south of Nurmes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porokylä.
Nurmes
- Type: Locality with 9,420 residents
- Also known as: “541”
- Location: Pielisen Karjala, North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.5781° or 63° 34′ 41″ northLongitude
29.1454° or 29° 8′ 44″ eastPopulation
9,420Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)Open location code
9GMFH4HW+65GeoNames ID
644188
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Satellite Map
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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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