Kauhava: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: South Ostrobothnia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 15,066
• Coordinates: 63.1030° N, 23.0713° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 341 km (212 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Vaasa Airport (VAA): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Jyväskylä Airport (JYV): 154 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ylikantola: 13 km (8 mi)
• Lapua: 15 km (9 mi)
• Ylihaermae: 15 km (10 mi)
• Alahaermae: 19 km (12 mi)
• Kortesjaervi: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Umea, 161 km (100 mi)