Parikkala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: South Karelia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 4,274
• Coordinates: 61.5500° N, 29.5000° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 291 km (181 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Savonlinna Airport (SVL): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Lappeenranta Airport (LPP): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Joensuu Airport (JOE): 123 km (77 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Simpele: 15 km (9 mi)
• Lakhdenpokh'ya, Russia: 37 km (23 mi)
• Ruokolahti: 46 km (29 mi)
• Savonlinna: 48 km (30 mi)
• Imatra: 58 km (36 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kuopio, 177 km (110 mi)