Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
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- Type: University
- Description: Finnish observatory
- Address: Tähteläntie, Sodankylä, 99600
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Airport Sodankylä.
Airport Sodankylä
Airport terminal
Sodankylä Airfield is an airfield in Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland, located 3 kilometres south-east of Sodankylä municipal centre. The airfield was originally built in the early 1940s, initially as a stopover airfield for the flights to Petsamo. Airport Sodankylä is situated 3½ km north of Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory.
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
- Categories: organization, research station, observatory, and education
- Location: Sodankylä, Pohjois-Lappi, North-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.3647° or 67° 21′ 53″ northLongitude
26.63146° or 26° 37′ 53″ eastInception
1914Open location code
9GV89J7J+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 397548518OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q11893947
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eiscat”
- Finnish: “SGO”
- Finnish: “Sodankylän geofysiikan observatorio”
- Latvian: “Sodankiles ģeofiziskā observatorija”
- Swedish: “Sodankylä geofysiska observatorium”
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