Sortavala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Karelia
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 20,760
• Coordinates: 61.7123° N, 30.7095° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 773 km (480 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Savonlinna Airport (SVL, Finland): 96 km (60 mi), straight line
• Joensuu Airport (JOE, Finland): 119 km (74 mi), straight line
• Lappeenranta Airport (LPP, Finland): 155 km (97 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Lakhdenpokh'ya: 35 km (21 mi)
• Pitkyaranta: 43 km (27 mi)
• Kitee, Finland: 52 km (32 mi)
• Tohmajaervi, Finland: 55 km (34 mi)
• Riitavaara, Finland: 64 km (40 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Akademicheskoe, 190 km (118 mi)