Kajaani live webcam – Road 8990, Sotkamo Pohjavaara
Working Still image · every 10 min Pass and road weather · Official source · What camera types mean
What the Kajaani live webcam shows
This Kajaani live webcam shows road and weather conditions on Road 8990, Sotkamo Pohjavaara in Kajaani. Fintraffic (Finland's state traffic management company) operates it, an official source. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Fintraffic. Drivers use it to see traffic, weather and the road surface before a trip.
Camera details
- Operator
- Fintraffic
- Station ID
- C12558
- Station
- Road 8990 Sotkamo, Pohjavaara
- Station code
- yt8990_Sotkamo_Pohjavaara
- Image ID
- C1255801
- Road number
- 8990
- Road section
- 3
- Distance along section
- 2,075 m from the start of section 3
- Carriageway
- Single carriageway
- View name
- Kajaaniin (direction of increasing road address)
- Views at this station
- 3 views (this page shows the first)
- View names
- Kajaaniin, Vuokattiin, Tienpinta
- Province
- Kainuu
- Municipality
- Sotkamo
- Camera model
- Vapix
- Purpose
- Road-weather monitoring
- Image size
- 1280 × 720 px
- Road-weather station
- 13018
- Camera in use since
- 2008
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Data source
- Fintraffic Digitraffic weather cameras (Finland)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Kajaani live webcam is
Weather now in Kajaani: 5 °C (41 °F), partly cloudy, wind 7 km/h (4 mph) from the southwest. Forecast for 11 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Kajaani is a town in Finland with about 36,000 people. The camera is about 16 km from the center. Kajaani keeps Europe/Helsinki time (UTC+3 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Kajaani is the regional capital of Kainuu, a sparsely populated forest and lake region in the middle of Finland. About 36,000 people live in the town, which lies southeast of the large lake Oulujärvi, along the Kajaaninjoki river that drains toward it. Kajaani was founded in the 17th century around a castle built in 1604; the castle was blown up by Russian forces in 1716, and its ruins still stand…
On the map
Live cameras near Kajaani
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WorkingStill imageHighway 5, Kajaani Kuluntalahti
WorkingStill imageHighway 5, Paltamo Kontiomäki
WorkingStill imageRoad 76, Sotkamo Vuokatti
WorkingStill imageHighway 6, Kajaani
WorkingStill imageHighway 6, Sotkamo JuurikkalahtiThe nearest other cameras are Highway 6, Sotkamo Korholanmäki (9.8 km), Highway 5, Kajaani Kuluntalahti (12 km) and Highway 5, Paltamo Kontiomäki (13 km).
All Kajaani live cameras · Camera radar centered here · More from Fintraffic Digitraffic
Questions about Road 8990, Sotkamo Pohjavaara
Can I watch Road 8990, Sotkamo Pohjavaara live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Fintraffic.
Who runs this camera?
Fintraffic (Finland's state traffic management company) runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are shared under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About Fintraffic Digitraffic Watch at the source
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 16 km from the center of Kajaani, Finland. It watches Road 8990. Coordinates: 64.225, 28.068. All cameras in Kajaani
What is the local time at Kajaani?
Kajaani is in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 6:13 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Kajaani?
Yes: 6 other cameras are within 25 km of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Is this a speed camera?
No. It is a traffic-monitoring camera that Fintraffic (Finland's state traffic management company) uses to watch traffic, weather and road conditions; LiveLocation does not show enforcement cameras. To report a problem on the road, contact Fintraffic (Finland's state traffic management company); if the camera itself is broken here, tell us. Road agency website Report this camera
What are the conditions at Road 8990, Sotkamo Pohjavaara now?
The latest readings from the provider: Road surface: 5.8 °C / 42.4 °F; Air: 4.9 °C / 40.8 °F; Air, last 24 h: -0.9 to 10.5 °C / 30.4 to 50.9 °F; Road condition: Dry; Road grip (friction): 0.82 (good); Wind: 5 km/h / 3 mph from the S, gusts 11 km/h / 7 mph. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.