Saarijaervi: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: Central Finland
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 8,831
• Coordinates: 62.7049° N, 25.2540° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 282 km (175 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Jyväskylä Airport (JYV): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Kuopio Airport (KUO): 133 km (83 mi), straight line
• Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK): 155 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Pylkoenmaeki: 24 km (15 mi)
• Uurainen: 25 km (15 mi)
• AEaenekoski: 27 km (17 mi)
• Kannonkoski: 29 km (18 mi)
• Karstula: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jyvaeskylae, 57 km (35 mi)