Korvanniemi

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kotisaari and Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum.

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 Local Heritage Museum

Museum

Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum

Photo: HeiPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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 3½ km east of Korvanniemi.

Korkalovaara

Suburb

Photo: Xepheid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Korkalovaara is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northwest of Korvanniemi.

Korvanniemi

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

66.4834° or 66° 29′ 0″ north

Longitude

25.72965° or 25° 43′ 47″ east

Elevation

92 metres (302 feet)

Open location code

9GR7FPMH+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Korvanniemi” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Korvanniemi”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rantavitikka and Katajaranta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Susivouti and Lapland University of Applied Sciences.

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