Map of Kandalaksha, Russia

Kandalaksha is a city in Murmansk, Russia, with a population of about 38,431. It lies at 67.1512°N, 32.4128°E. Kandalaksha is about 1,296 km (805 mi) north of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Apatity, 64 km to the northeast.

Kandalaksha at a glance

Where is Kandalaksha?

• The 5th largest city in Murmansk on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 1 h 11 min on the shortest day to 24 hours (midnight sun) on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kandalaksha

• Apatity — 64 km northeast
• Monchegorsk — 90 km north
• Murmansk — 205 km north
• Severomorsk — 217 km north
• Segezha — 389 km south
• Kajaani — 389 km southwest, Finland
• Joensuu — 521 km south, Finland
• Kuopio — 523 km southwest, Finland
• Kondopoga — 557 km south
• Petrozavodsk — 604 km south

Largest cities in Murmansk

• Murmansk — 295,374
• Apatity — 61,186
• Severomorsk — 53,921
• Monchegorsk — 49,868

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.