FINNISH WEATHER

SEASONS

 

Today I will talk about the Finnish weather. What I have learnt during my time in Finland is that the weather can change easily from one year to another, one year can be very cold and the next year quite "warm", you never know how the weather will look like. So let´s start with the seasons!!!

Autumn : In my point of view Autumn is the most depressive time of the year, is true that the trees can look nicer than in other seasons with all those colors, but when the leaves fall down it looks very sad, the best place to enjoy the finnish nature in this season is lapland. About the weather is always cloudy and grey is a miracle if you can see the sun once per month.Not everything is bad during this season, there is also good things too Autumn and Spring are the best moment to see northen lights, for me the most beautiful thing I have never see in my entire life.

Winter: Is the coldest season of the year, temperatures can reach easily -20 and sometimes also -30, but as i told you before it depends on the weather some winters are quite soft and the minimum temperature can be -15. What I like the most about this season is the snow, winter is not as dark and depress as autumn because the snow give some brightness. But is true that it gets dark soon during January and Frebuary is normal that obscured at three p.m.

Spring: Is my favourite season, forests are full of flowers and is very colorful, is the best moment to pick up some delicious finnish berries, but be careful and check that there is not insects inside it. The days are getting longer and you can finally enjoy the sun, the surprised part for me was when I went to sleep around twelve pm and the sun was still shining, it can be a bit annoying if you are not used to it like it happened to me, Finnish people don´t use blinds like we do in Spain so is quite hard to sleep when the sun is shining and the light come inside your room through the windows, nut you get use to it, what I recomend for those who can´t sleep well is to buy mask. Spring seems the best time of the year for travelling to Finland, but there is also bad things about spring, INSECTS!!! is full of insects and some of them can be very annoying, my advice is buy protective creams against insects ( some of those are a bit expensive comparing with spanish prices but trust me it worth) and also insecticides for your house.

SUMMER: Summer has many characteristic as spring. summer, evenings can be eternal, feels like will never finish. Even the birds are singing baffled.If you're on the road in a  summer day in Finland, it is not rare that you wonder what time it is and see it's already midnight. Is the warmest season, temperatures can rise over 25 degrees, is the best time of the year to swim in the lake and have a lovey picnic at the forest. In summer you will have also problems with the insects so be ready. The mood of the people is different and you can feel it in the environment that the happines is all around the city, you can actually see people walking around not like in winter time where everyone is at home.