Kuusamo: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: North Ostrobothnia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 14,784
• Coordinates: 65.9645° N, 29.1888° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 679 km (422 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kuusamo Airport (KAO): 3.4 km (2.1 mi), straight line
• Rovaniemi Airport (RVN): 164 km (102 mi), straight line
• Kajaani Airport (KAJ): 199 km (124 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Posio: 49 km (30 mi)
• Taivalkoski: 62 km (38 mi)
• Salla: 99 km (62 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Oulu, 202 km (125 mi)