Month by month
Helsinki's Baltic Herring Market fills the Market Square every October, a tradition held since 1743. Santa Claus Village is busiest from late November to early January.
- JanuaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically -1°C by day, -4°C at night, rain on about 14 days a month
- FebruaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically -1°C by day, -4°C at night, rain on about 12 days a month
- MarchGo with a plan: ColdTypically 2°C by day, -2°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- AprilGo with a plan: ColdTypically 6°C by day, 1°C at night, rain on about 9 days a month
- MayGo with a plan: MildTypically 12°C by day, 7°C at night, rain on about 7 days a month
- JuneBestTypically 17°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- JulyBestTypically 20°C by day, 16°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- AugustBestTypically 19°C by day, 16°C at night, rain on about 13 days a month
- SeptemberGo with a plan: MildTypically 16°C by day, 12°C at night, rain on about 11 days a month
- OctoberGo with a plan: ColdTypically 10°C by day, 7°C at night, rain on about 15 days a month
- NovemberGo with a plan: ColdTypically 5°C by day, 3°C at night, rain on about 16 days a month
- DecemberBest: BusyTypically 2°C by day, -1°C at night, rain on about 15 days a month
Typical weather is for Helsinki: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.
Plan the days
[Photo: Rovaniemi]
Rovaniemi in 2 daysLumberjack's Candle Bridge, Arktikum, Korundi, Aalto Centre, Ounasvaara, Santa Claus Village, Santa Claus Office2 days, FinlandBalanced pace
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Helsinki in 3 daysHelsinki Cathedral, Old Market Hall, Suomenlinna, Temppeliaukio Church, Design District, Ateneum, Old Porvoo, Porvoo Cathedral, Löyly3 days, FinlandPacked pace
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Finland in 7 daysSuomenlinna, Temppeliaukio Church, Ateneum, Old Porvoo, Löyly, Seurasaari, Arktikum, Santa Claus Village7 days, FinlandBalanced pace