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Touring Otava
Otava in Mikkeli (Southern Savonia) is a town located in Finland about 125 mi (or 201 km) north-east of Helsinki, the country's capital place.
Time in Otava is now 03:42 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Otava, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Finland is Mikkeli Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Verla Groundwood and Board Mill in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), South.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mikkeli, Hirvensalmi, Maentyharju, Kangasniemi and Pertunmaa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F
Morning Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Night Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 27% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
7°C (45 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Winter MTB test #1
My first serious trail test ride on snow, so to say. Between Rantakylä and Matinmäki, Mikkeli, Finland. Specialized P.2 2004.
Viljapeltokuviot Otava Mikkeli 11.8.2010
Kuvattu siis 11.8.2010. Kuviot olivat pellossa ainakin pari päivää sitten.
Ukkosmyrsky Otavassa 14.8.2007
Golfpallon kokoiset rakeet murjoivat autoja, videokuvaa myrskyn lopusta.
SRA Sissicup 2/2013 Mikkeli
Sijoitus: Yleiskilpailu: 33. Vakioluokka: 4. Ja Contour ROAM on taas vinossa.
Soikkalassa uimassa
Soikkalassa..pikkasen ennen Otavaa, Helsingistä Mikkeliin tullessa on Soikkalan uimaranta. Ennen sielä oli yleinen uimaranta. Matala, todella hyvä hiekkapohja ja ihan älyttömän kirkas...
PelastusRalli 2018
Pelastusralli 2018 järjestettiin 26-27.5.2018 Mikkelissä ihan meidän palokuntamme vieressä Susiniemessä. Otavaan tuotiin kotiin roima määrä palkintoja, sillä ...
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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.
Otava (village)
Otava is a major village in Mikkeli (until 2001 Mikkelin maalaiskunta), Eastern Finland. With the population of 2000 it is the largest urban area in the surrounding areas of Mikkeli. In 1889 one of the main railways in Finland, Savon rata, and a sidetrack to Otava harbour were built through Otava, although trains do not stop there anymore. Also highway 5 goes by the village.