Climate: Although it is one of the northernmost countries of Europe , Finland has a relatively mild climate,. The climate of Finland is a cold-temperate, with significant annual temperature ranges, characterized by cold winters and dry and mild summers. The rain, not very abundant, are almost evenly distributed throughout the year, with maximum in autumn, the lower values are in Lapland, where are under 500 mm per year, the highest in the south-western coast, with 600-700 mm. Finnish summers are sunny and quite mild for the latitude of the country with average temperatures ranging between 22°C to 13°C in the south.
During summer nights are very short and in the northern part of the
country the sun remains constantly above the horizon for several
weeks, this phenomenon is called the "midnight sun". Winters are
dark, long and cold with temperatures in Lapland, can reach -20°C,
the climate is very dry. In winter, in Lapland, the sun never rises,
this phenomenon lasts for almost two months in the northern part of
the country. Snow falls in northern Finland, from November and
begins to melt at the end of May. In southern and central Finland
snow arrives in December and melts at the end of March.Learn about the price of forex transaction costs
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The capital Helsinki has a climate of transition between the
maritime climate and the continental climate. Summers are warm with
temperatures in July average maximum of 22°C and average minimum
temperature of 12°C, the days are long (between June and July there
are almost 19 hours of sun a day) and sunny. As of the end of
September the weather starts to cool dramatically and the days are
reduced considerably in length. The winters are harsh and snowy with
average maximum temperatures in February of -3°C and average minimum
temperature of -9°C.
The best time to travel to Finland are the months ranging from May
to September, showing warm, long and bright days. |
