The climate of northern Finland

• Main Authors: Jyrki Autio, Olavi Heikkinen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2002
• Subjects: geo; envir; North Atlantic; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/91890cf9a8da4019a30cd0b21d6c3fd8

The North Atlantic in the west and the Asian continent in the east regulate the general features of the climate in northern Finland. Especially in the low areas in the west, the smaller amounts of precipitation are largely due to the Scandic föhn effect. The weather conditions and microclimate in the fells differ from those in the lower areas. Temperature inversion is a common phenomenon on the slopes. Heavy snow loads in the crowns of the trees are a prominent feature of the southern fells and the eastern highlands.