Nurmes: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: North Karelia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 8,924
• Coordinates: 63.5421° N, 29.1396° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 435 km (270 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kuopio Airport (KUO): 90 km (56 mi), straight line
• Joensuu Airport (JOE): 101 km (63 mi), straight line
• Kajaani Airport (KAJ): 109 km (68 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Valtimo: 22 km (14 mi)
• Juuka: 35 km (22 mi)
• Rautavaara: 42 km (26 mi)
• Lieksa: 50 km (31 mi)
• Kuhmo: 68 km (42 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kuopio, 103 km (64 mi)