Finland
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Finland
Official name: | Republic of Finland |
Capital: | Helsinki |
Area: | total: 337,030 sq km water: 31,560 sq km land: 305,470 sq km |
Climate: | cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes |
Location: | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia |
Geographic coordinates: | 64 00 N, 26 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Montana |
Land boundaries: | total: 2,628 km border countries: Norway 729 km, Sweden 586 km, Russia 1,313 km |
Coastline: | 1,126 km (excludes islands and coastal indentations) |
Terrain: | mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Halti 1,328 m |
Map of Finland