Destination Guide: Lek (Pohjanmaa, Vaasa) in Finland

Lek
in Vaasa of Pohjanmaa, Finland

How to get there and get around

Noteable things around

High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 63.121 and 21.878 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 63° 7' 15" and E 21° 52' 42"
Currency and Currency Code:: Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:: Finnish, Swedish
Local electricity:: 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:10 AM (Monday): Timezone: Europe/Helsinki; UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 9:24 am and 3:15 pm
Antipode Coordinates:: -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:: Ouwenga
References: This place on Geonames.org

Current travel safety evaluation for Finland in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Finland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Finland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Lek

Lek in Vaasa (Pohjanmaa) is located in Finland about 227 mi (or 366 km) north-west of Helsinki, the country's capital town.

Current time in Lek is now 11:10 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Lek, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Finland is Vaasa Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North-West.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Smedsby, Laihia, Vaasa, Malax and Voera. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F

Morning Temperature	6°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature	8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature	7°C / 45 °F
	18%
Air Humidity	90%
Air Pressure	991 hPa
Wind Speed	Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions	Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions	Rain and snow

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

6°C (43 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

4°C (40 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

2°C (36 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Blue1 Avro RJ85 - Landing and Takeoff at Vaasa airport

Published: July 08, 2008
Length: 11:39 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: jorkale

Blue1 Avro RJ85 - Landing and Takeoff at Vaasa airport 08.07.2008. Vaasan lentokenttä.

FSX Ukraine Internatinal Airlines Boeing 737-800 visual landing Vaasa Finland, EFVA

Published: June 21, 2013
Length: 03:12 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Alex G

Thunderstorm near Vaasa, 14.7.2014

Published: July 20, 2014
Length: 10:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Leyphaen

Video footage of a thunderstorm near Vaasa. Slow-motion parts created with Youtube video editor.

Plane spotting in Vaasa HD

Published: January 09, 2011
Length: 22:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: daniel223543

This is a video of some plane spotting with my new camera, Everio GZ-MS120. First, a landing with Finnair Embraer ERJ-170 OY-LEG. Then a landing of a (French) Aerospatile/Alenia ATR72-500 from...

Pilvilampi Vaasa 21.05.2009

Published: May 22, 2009
Length: 37:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jorkale

(HD 720p). Rae- ja ukkoskuuro yllätti pilvilammella. Kuvattu pilvilammella 21.05.2009.

Tulva Staversbyvägen 55, Vähäkyrö.

Published: April 21, 2013
Length: 27:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pekka H

Ice fields, water on the road. At 21 20.04.2013 Link to map: / Karttalinkki: http://goo.gl/maps/NLy9x Jäitä pelloilla, vettä maantiellä. 20.04.2013 Klo 21.

Spring Floods at Tuovila and Merikaarto

Published: April 24, 2013
Length: 38:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Malcolm Pemberton

A collection of stills and video footage of the 2013 spring melt and flooding at Tuovila and Merkaarto in Western Finland.

Outo muistaminen Björnholmin luontopolulla

Published: May 02, 2011
Length: 59:22 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: matti ollila

Tällainen muistotaulu (muovitettu) löytyi kesällä 2010 Mustasaaren kunnan Vassorin kylässä Björnholmin saarella olevalta luontopolulta. Kyltistä voi olla mitä mieltä tahansa, mutta...

Blue1 BAE 146 / RJ 85 Landing at Vaasa Airport

Published: August 11, 2011
Length: 57:14 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: daniel223543

This landing is one of the last landings ever made by this particulair plane, scince Blue1 this month (August) will retire all their Avro RJ85's. This landing was recorded from the treshold...

Rally Tipo on Ice Kvevlax Finland

Published: February 03, 2009
Length: 52:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: kingofhankmo

Rally@krossen Kvevlax Finland.

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Lek
in Vaasa of Pohjanmaa, Finland

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