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Explore Iisalmi
Iisalmi in Ylä-Savo (Pohjois-Savo) with it's 22,588 inhabitants is located in Finland about 245 mi (or 395 km) north of Helsinki, the country's capital.
Local time in Iisalmi is now 04:28 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Iisalmi. The closest airport in Finland is Kuopio Airport in a distance of 43 mi (or 68 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vieremae, Lapinlahti, Sonkajaervi, Pielavesi and Kiuruvesi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -5°C / 22 °F
Morning Temperature | -6°C / 21 °F |
Evening Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
Night Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 10% |
Air Humidity | 88% |
Air Pressure | 982 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
-3°C (26 °F)
-4°C (25 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
-5°C (23 °F)
-10°C (13 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
-8°C (18 °F)
-7°C (20 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Original Sokos Hotel Koljonvirta
Iisalmen Seurahuone
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
IISALMI - Finland, Short HD Video Tour of the City
Iisalmi - Finland, Short Guided Video Tour of the City. Enjoy...
InterCity train arriving at night at Iisalmi, Finland.
Finnish InterCity 77 passes Sankarinkatu level crossing in Iisalmi, and arrives to Iisalmi railway station at night in Iisalmi. InterCity 77 ylittää Sankarinkadun tasoristeyksen ja saapuu...
Panimomuseo (Brewery museum),Iisalmi,Finland
Iisalmen Panimomuseossa on näytteillä tehtaan (nykyinen Olvi,perustettu 1878) kalustoa 1800-luvun lopusta 1950-luvulle asti. These historic artefacts of this museum are old factory equipments...
Freight Train 4059 accelerates at full throttle in Iisalmi
Freight train 4059 slowly accelerates over Hernejärvi level crossing in nightly Iisalmi. Two Dv12-class locomotives are on full throttle, pulling eighteen phosphoric acid tankers towards Kokkola....
Ic78 leaves Iisalmi
InterCity train 78 leaves Iisalmi station. Dm12 4403 and 4414 waiting on track one.
Freight Train 4059 in Venakontie level crossing, Iisalmi
Finnish Freight train 4059 from Kemira to Kokkola in Venakonniemi level crossing in Iisalmi. Locomotives are Dv12-class 2505+2649. The wagons are 2 Ome+7 Sti+2 Hkba+8 Sti+15 Zan-V. Tavarajuna.
Finnish Freight Train 4053 accelerates at nightly Iisalmi
Freight Train 4053 accelerates over crossing at evening of Iisalmi. There is some arcing in the pantograph in halfway of this video. Tavarajuna 4053 kiihdyttää Suurisuon tasoristeyksen...
InterCity 74 leaving Iisalmi station with arching
Finnish InterCity 74 leaving Iisalmi railway station with arching in pantograph. InterCity 74 lähtee Iisalmen rautatieasemalta virroittimessa valokaari loimuten.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Koljonvirta
The Battle of Koljonvirta i.e. the Battle of the Virta Bridge was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on October 27, 1808. The Swedish force consisted of troops from Savolax and Östergötland. After the main Swedish army had been defeated at the Battle of Oravais the army under Johan August Sandels in Savonia had to retreat in order not to be outflanked by the Russians. Sandels found a good defensive position north of Iisalmi and decided to resist the Russian advance there.
Iisalmi railway station
Iisalmi railway station is located in Iisalmi, Finland. The station is operated by VR. In December 2006 the electrification of the railway between Iisalmi and Oulu was completed. http://www. vr. fi/heo/eng/junat/junat. htm
Porovesi
Porovesi is a lake of Finland.