How warm does Finnish Lapland get?

Typical daytime highs in Finnish Lapland are Mar–May 5°C (40°F), Jun–Aug 19°C (65°F), Sep–Nov 4°C (40°F), Dec–Feb -5°C (22°F).

Is Finnish Lapland expensive?

On the ground, Finnish Lapland is high-end.

Europe / Finland

Finnish Lapland

Q: What sort of trip is Finnish Lapland good for?

Finnish Lapland is good for snow and cold air, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting.

Finnish Lapland · Finland · Rovaniemi

Snow up to the windows, a team of huskies who take the job seriously, and a decent chance of the sky doing something green.

The best time to visit Finnish Lapland is Dec–Feb, when typical daytime highs reach about -5°C (22°F). Local time there is 05:33 (UTC+3).

Best time to go

Dec–Feb

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

RVN · Rovaniemi

Good for

snow and cold air the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting

In season

January February December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High-8 to 20°C18 to 68°F Rain0 to 100mm0 to 3.9in

January · high 20°F · rain 1.8in · 4.1h of daylight · in the recommended window

the dashed line is freezing · shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Rovaniemi, this page’s gateway

Finnish Lapland month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	-6°C20°F	46mm1.8in	4.1h4.1h	in the recommended window
February	-6°C22°F	48mm1.9in	7.9h7.9h	in the recommended window
March	-2°C29°F	41mm1.6in	11.4h11.4h
April	5°C41°F	34mm1.3in	15.3h15.3h
May	11°C51°F	60mm2.4in	19.4h19.4h
June	19°C66°F	63mm2.5in	24.0h24.0h	the sun does not set
July	19°C66°F	91mm3.6in	21.5h21.5h
August	18°C64°F	84mm3.3in	16.9h16.9h
September	11°C53°F	74mm2.9in	13.0h13.0h
October	3°C38°F	91mm3.6in	9.2h9.2h
November	-2°C28°F	43mm1.7in	5.4h5.4h
December	-4°C24°F	52mm2.0in	2.3h2.3h	in the recommended window

Good to know

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Language: Finnish, Swedish
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