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Finland, month by month

The best months for Finland: Jun, Jul, Aug.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGoodLapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.South coast: cool · Lakeland: cool · Lapland: coolCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryGoodThe best snow month: longer days in Lapland; school holidays fill resorts; frozen sea walks in Helsinki (on marked routes only).South coast: cool · Lakeland: cool · Lapland: fineCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGoodBright snow, auroras until late March, ski touring; Easter falls in late March 2027.South coast: cool · Lakeland: cool · Lapland: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilMixedThaw and slush in the south; spring skiing in the north.South coast: fine · Lakeland: cool · Lapland: fineCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGoodVappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.South coast: best weather · Lakeland: fine · Lapland: coolCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGreatWhite nights and Midsummer; lakes warming; mosquitoes in the north.South coast: best weather · Lakeland: best weather · Lapland: fineCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyGreatWarmest month: cottages, lake swimming, festivals; some city restaurants closed for holidays.South coast: best weather · Lakeland: best weather · Lapland: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustGreatStill warm, crayfish season, Flow festival; dark evenings return late in the month.South coast: best weather · Lakeland: best weather · Lapland: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGoodRuska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.South coast: fine · Lakeland: fine · Lapland: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberMixedGrey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.South coast: cool · Lakeland: cool · Lapland: coolCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  11. NovemberMixedDarkest before snow; Lapland winter season starts at month's end.South coast: cool · Lakeland: cool · Lapland: coolCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberGoodRovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.South coast: cool · Lakeland: cool · Lapland: coolCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Finland, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jun: Great

    Jul: Great

  • Crowds

    Jun: Medium

    Jul: High

  • Prices

    Jun: Medium

    Jul: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jun: 3

    Jul: 1

June: White nights and Midsummer; lakes warming; mosquitoes in the north.

July: Warmest month: cottages, lake swimming, festivals; some city restaurants closed for holidays.

Finland: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
South coastHelsinki, Turku, Porvoo, ÅlandCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestOKCoolCoolCool
LakelandTampere, Savonlinna, Kuopio, KoliCoolCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestOKCoolCoolCool
LaplandRovaniemi, Levi, Ylläs, Saariselkä, Inari, KilpisjärviCoolOKBestOKCoolOKBestBestBestCoolCoolCool