Rantavitikka

Rantavitikka is a suburb in Rovaniemi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland. Rantavitikka is situated nearby to the suburb Korvanniemi, as well as near Viirinkangas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kotisaari and Rovaniemi railway station.

Kotisaari

Islet

Photo: GPSLeo, CC0.

Kotisaari is an island on the river Kemijoki, near Rovaniemi, Finland. Starting in the late 1800s, the island was used as a traditional stronghold for lumberjacks.

Rovaniemi railway station

Railway station

Rovaniemi railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0 fi.

Rovaniemi railway station is located in Rovaniemi, Finland. The line from the south opened in 1909, and was extended to Kemijärvi in 1934. It features direct daytime and overnight passenger trains to Oulu, Tampere, Helsinki and Turku; as of March 2014 the overnight train provided the only passenger service north to Kemijärvi.

3rd cemetery

Cemetery

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ounasrinne and Korkalovaara.

Ounasrinne

Suburb

Photo: Lijonama80, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ounasrinne is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km east of Rantavitikka.

Korkalovaara

Suburb

Photo: Xepheid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Korkalovaara is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Rantavitikka.

Saarenkylä

Suburb

Photo: Xepheid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saarenkylä is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northeast of Rantavitikka.

Rantavitikka

Type: Suburb
Categories: part of city or town or population center and locality
Location: Rovaniemi, Rovaniemi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.4831° or 66° 28′ 59″ north

Longitude

25.71652° or 25° 42′ 60″ east

Elevation

92 metres (302 feet)

Open location code

9GR7FPM8+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Rantavitikka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Rantavitikka” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Rantavitikka”
Russian: “Рантавитикка”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Korvanniemi and Viirinkangas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mikonpuisto and University of Lapland.

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