Finland's changing climate
Finland's climate is characterised by major variation from year to year. Extensive water bodies and topographic features are among the factors influencing the climate in different regions. Finland's mean temperature has risen by less than one degree in the past hundred years. On the basis of climate models, the mean temperature is estimated to continue rising and precipitation will increase particularly in winter, torrential rain will become more intense and the snow cover in southern Finland more capricious.
Information on Finland's changing climate
Change detected in Finland's climate
Finland's climate has warmed by less than a degree in one hundred years. Springtime has warmed up the most.
Read moreTemper- atures will continue rising
In future, winter temperatures will rise most in Finland. Summers will become hotter, too.
Read morePrecipita- tion will increase
Precipitation will increase in Finland, particularly in winter. Heavy precipitation will not only become more common, but heavier, too.
Read moreWater level rises in the Baltic Sea
In the Gulf of Finland, the rise in sea level is about to overcome land uplift.
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