Nikel: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Murmansk
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 15,596
• Coordinates: 69.4129° N, 30.2220° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,563 km (971 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN, Norway): 37 km (23 mi), straight line
• Vadsø Airport (VDS, Norway): 74 km (46 mi), straight line
• Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW, Norway): 109 km (68 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Svanvik, Norway: 8.1 km (5.1 mi)
• Stenbakk, Norway: 15 km (9 mi)
• Zapolyarnyy: 23 km (14 mi)
• Tarnet, Norway: 30 km (19 mi)
• Storbukt, Norway: 32 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Murmansk, 124 km (77 mi)