Destination guide — Finland

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OWING TO THE DRY CLIMATE, IT ALWAYS FEELS WARMER THAN IT
INDICATES ON THE THERMOMETER. DURING THE SUMMER FINLAND
RECEIVES LESS RAIN THAN HOLLAND OR ENGLAND WITH A AVERAGE
PRECIPITATION OF 1.0MM. SOUTHERN FINLAND ACTUALLY ENJOYS
SUNSHINE FOR MORE THAN HALF THE SUMMER SEASON. WINTER IN
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PART OF FINLAND OFTEN SEE SNOW AT
THE START OF DECEMBER WHICH DOES NOT MELT UNTIL LATE APRIL.
IN NORTHERN FINLAND IT MAY SNOW FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS BEFORE
THE SOUTHERN REGION AND ALSO MELTS ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER.

CLOTHING: IN THE SUMMER LIGHT TO MEDIUM WITH A LIGHT RAIN-
COAT, WITH WARMER CLOTHING FOR THE NORTH. IN THE WINTER
YOU ARE ADVISED TO BRING A WARM OVERCOAT, HAT AND WARM BOOTS.

CLIMATE TABLES:

HELSINKI 46M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C -3 -2 1 7 15 18 21 18 13 7 2 -1
MIN C -8 -9 -5 0 5 9 11 10 6 2 -2 -6
RAIN MM 56 42 36 44 41 51 68 72 71 73 68 66
HUMIDITY AM 88 89 89 87 84 85 90 93 93 91 90 89
% PM 87 82 74 59 51 55 59 66 72 80 88 88


OULU ALT 149M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C -7 -6 -1 4 11 16 19 16 11 4 -1 -5
MIN C -13 -12 -8 -2 3 9 12 10 5 0 -5 -11
RAIN MM 27 23 26 18 32 47 56 65 49 44 31 26
HUMIDITY AM 87 87 88 86 82 81 85 90 91 89 89 88
% PM 87 85 75 62 54 56 60 65 71 81 88 88
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