Alavieska: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: North Ostrobothnia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 2,407
• Coordinates: 64.1667° N, 24.3000° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 446 km (277 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK): 75 km (47 mi), straight line
• Oulu Airport (OUL): 99 km (61 mi), straight line
• Skellefteå Airport (SFT, Sweden): 163 km (101 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yli-Kaeaentae: 5.7 km (3.5 mi)
• Ylivieska: 15 km (9 mi)
• Merijaervi: 17 km (10 mi)
• Kalajoki: 19 km (12 mi)
• Oulainen: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Oulu, 109 km (68 mi)