Finland weather is considered to have both a maritime and continental climate, depending on the direction of air flow.  This is due to Finland’s geographical position, which is located between the 60th and 70th parallels in the Eurasian continental coastal zone, and thus the sea has a major impact on the weather.

The average temperature in Finland is as much as 10°C in winter, which is higher than that of other areas in these latitudes such as Siberia and Greenland. The Baltic Sea is the main factor which raises the temperature, as well as inland waters and airflows from the Atlantic, which are warmed by the Gulf Stream, help to maintain the temperature as high.

When westerly winds blow, Finland weather is warm and clear throughout the country due to Keel range, which causes the föhn (warm wind) phenomenon.  The Asian continental climate may extend to Finland sometimes, which brings rigorous cold in winter and excessive heat in summer.

Finland weather may change rapidly, especially during winter, as Finland is located in the zone of prevailing westerlies, where tropical and polar air masses meet.  The low-pressure system, which is normally found near Iceland and the high-pressure systems in Siberia and the Azores have a great impact on the Finnish weather. There are many variations in the position and strength of these systems, and thus each one of them takes control of the weather from time to time.

Finland has been said to belong to the temperate coniferous-mixed forest zone.  This explains the cold and wet winters, when the average temperature of the warmest month is approximately 10°C and that of the coldest month is no higher than -3°C.  Furthermore, the summer mean temperature ranges from 13 C to 18 C.  Finland weather average precipitation (in rain and snow) varies from 17 inches in the north and 28 inches in the south annually.  Northern Finland weather is normally covered with snow for 90-120 days a year.

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