Finland

Time in Finland

Language → Finnish, Swedish
Population(around) → 5,554,993
Currency → Euro (EUR) €

FINLAND WEATHER

General weather Overview

The country is much farther from the equator than Central Europe. This means that winter days in Finland are much darker, colder, and also shorter. The country is subject to a cold polar climate. In the colder months and depending on the region, the monthly average temperature drops to as low as minus one degree. In Helsinki, summers are pleasant and partly cloudy and winters are long, icy, snowy, windy, and mostly cloudy.

Cities

Helsinki / Capital – Espoo – Tampere – Vantaa – Oulu – Turku – Jyväskylä – Lahti – Kuopio – Pori – Lappeenranta – Vaasa – Joensuu – Hämeenlinna -Porvoo – Mikkeli – Kokkola – Kajaani – Rovaniemi – Seinäjoki

Fun facts

  • Finland is THE place to see the Northern Lights. Every year, the Northern Lights appear more than 200 times in the skies of Finnish Lapland
  • Finland has over 40 national parks that are scattered throughout the country, where you can find lakes, forests, peatlands, and fells. There’s even one just 45 minutes from Helsinki’s city center and airport. Each park shows the local area’s environment, and many have landscapes that include rapids, rift valleys, and eskers. The parks offer a variety of choices for visitors to try activities like hiking, climbing, canoeing, as well as snowshoeing
  • Finnish schools are among the best in the world. They are unique in that children do not start school until they are seven years of age and schools are not required to give grades to students until eighth grade

Some popular local foods

: Karjalanpiirakka, Ruisleipa, Leipajuusto, Kalakukko, Korvapuusti , Lihapullat , Graavilohi, Mustikkapiirakka, Salmiakki, Poronkaristys

Some native animals:

Bear, Elk, Wolf, Wolverine, Lynx, Finnish elk

Couple of reasons to visit

  • Magnificent national parks with rolling river valleys, stunning lakes, forests, mountains, and fantastic wildlife
  • Outside Helsinki, you can island hop from Lonna to Vallisaari and Suomenlinna. The country offers astounding little islands, where you can swim on the chalky white beaches or relax on top of a nice rock with a great view
  • Northern Finland is one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights
  • Visit some of the UNESCO world heritage sites
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