Varkaus: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: North Savo
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 19,603
• Coordinates: 62.3153° N, 27.8730° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 286 km (177 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Savonlinna Airport (SVL): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Kuopio Airport (KUO): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Joensuu Airport (JOE): 97 km (61 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Joroinen: 15 km (10 mi)
• Leppaevirta: 20 km (12 mi)
• Rantasalmi: 35 km (22 mi)
• Pieksaemaeki: 38 km (24 mi)
• Heinaevesi: 40 km (25 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kuopio, 65 km (40 mi)