Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River. It is the origin of its old name Ust-Sysolsk. The city is close to where the Sysola joins the larger Vychegda River, which is a branch of the Northern Dvina.
The Sysola, the Vychegda, and the Northern Dvina are easy to travel on and are a major transport route of forestry products from Syktyvkar. Lumber and woodcrafts are the city's largest industries.
Previously, Komiinteravia had its head office in Syktyvkar.[9]
The city is served by Syktyvkar Airport and Syktyvkar Southwest airfield. The city also has a railway station. Syktyvkar is the end point of route R176 (Vyatka Highway).
In January 2017 the Bandy Y-19 World Championship was organized in Syktyvkar.[10]
Syktyvkar was to host the 2021 Bandy World Championship,[11] for which an indoor arena was to be erected.[12] However, the tournament was delayed many times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was removed from Syktyvkar altogether due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
Syktyvkar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classificationDfc) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Compared with areas at a similar latitude in Siberia, winters are less extreme, but still much longer than summer and a bit cold by European standards.
Climate data for Syktyvkar (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1888–present)