EPSG systems

EPSG:4123 KKJ

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Finland - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4123
NameKKJ
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Finland - onshore
Bounds W 19,24° · S 59,75° · E 31,59° · N 70,09°
Countries Finland
DatumKartastokoordinaattijarjestelma (1966)
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 KKJ to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:10099) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeGeodesy.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +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:4123.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_KKJ",DATUM["D_KKJ",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Finland

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