EPSG systems

EPSG:2391 KKJ / Finland zone 1

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Finland - 19.5°E to 22.5°E onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2391
NameKKJ / Finland zone 1
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Finland - 19.5°E to 22.5°E onshore
Finland - onshore between 19°30'E and 22°30'E.
Bounds W 19,50° · S 59,76° · E 22,50° · N 69,33°
Countries Finland
DatumKartastokoordinaattijarjestelma (1966)
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system EPSG:4123 — KKJ
Unit metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 KKJ to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:10099) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin21degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting1500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=21 +k=1 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-96.062,-82.428,-121.753,4.801,0.345,-1.376,1.496 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2391.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Finland_Zone_1",GEOGCS["GCS_KKJ",DATUM["D_KKJ",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",21.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Finland

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.