Kitee: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: North Karelia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 9,483
• Coordinates: 62.1000° N, 30.1500° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 353 km (219 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Savonlinna Airport (SVL): 65 km (41 mi), straight line
• Joensuu Airport (JOE): 68 km (42 mi), straight line
• Kuopio Airport (KUO): 157 km (98 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Riitavaara: 12 km (7 mi)
• Tohmajaervi: 15 km (9 mi)
• Raeaekkylae: 37 km (23 mi)
• Pyhaeselkae: 38 km (24 mi)
• Savonranta: 50 km (31 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kuopio, 155 km (96 mi)