Lapua: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: South Ostrobothnia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 14,016
• Coordinates: 62.9693° N, 23.0088° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 328 km (204 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Vaasa Airport (VAA): 64 km (39 mi), straight line
• Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK): 84 km (52 mi), straight line
• Jyväskylä Airport (JYV): 150 km (93 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kauhava: 15 km (9 mi)
• Ylikantola: 21 km (13 mi)
• Seinaejoki: 21 km (13 mi)
• Ylihaermae: 23 km (14 mi)
• Kuortane: 31 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jyvaeskylae, 161 km (100 mi)