Average annual precipitation has seen an upward trend across most Nordic countries in the past century. The only exception was Denmark. Iceland and Norway have the highest average precipitation in the region, each with more than 1,100 millimeters recorded in 2022.
Average precipitation in the Nordic countries from 1901 to 2022
(in millimeters)
Characteristic
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
2022
666.6
619.8
1,201.3
1,110.6
627.7
2021
691.8
614.3
1,228.7
1,124.7
624.9
2020
715.7
609.3
1,253.6
1,137.7
623
2019
737.1
605.3
1,273.4
1,148.4
622.7
2018
754.5
603
1,285.6
1,155.7
624.9
2017
766.7
602.6
1,287.6
1,158.3
630.5
2016
772.6
604.8
1,277.4
1,155.4
640
2015
772.6
608.9
1,257.5
1,147.8
652.2
2014
768.1
613.7
1,233.1
1,137.5
664.4
2013
760.3
618
1,209.2
1,126.2
674.4
2012
750.5
620.7
1,190.7
1,115.9
679.7
2011
740.1
620.8
1,182.5
1,108.4
677.8
2010
730.2
617.9
1,185.4
1,104.5
669.4
2009
721.9
613.3
1,195.3
1,104.2
657.6
2008
716.2
607.7
1,208.3
1,107.3
646.1
2007
714.2
602.3
1,220.2
1,113.5
638.2
2006
716.8
598
1,227
1,122.8
637.6
2005
723.9
595.4
1,226.2
1,134.1
645.4
2004
733.1
594.1
1,218.7
1,145.1
658.6
2003
741.6
593.4
1,206
1,153.4
673.4
2002
746.4
592.6
1,189.5
1,156.2
686
2001
744.9
591.3
1,170.5
1,151.1
692.7
2000
735.3
589
1,150.7
1,136.6
690.7
1999
719.8
585.9
1,132.4
1,115.9
681.5
1998
702.5
582.4
1,118.2
1,093.8
667.9
1997
687
578.9
1,110.6
1,075.1
652.8
1996
677
575.9
1,112.1
1,064.5
639
1995
676
573.8
1,125
1,066.1
629
1994
683
572.6
1,146.6
1,078.8
623.5
1993
694.5
572.6
1,171.5
1,097.9
622
1992
707.2
573.9
1,194.4
1,119
623.8
1991
717.5
576.4
1,209.8
1,137.4
628.4
1990
722
580.2
1,212.5
1,148.7
635.3
1989
720.3
585.1
1,201.1
1,151
643.4
1988
715.6
590.3
1,178.8
1,145.3
651.7
1987
711.3
594.9
1,149.4
1,133.1
658.7
1986
710.7
598
1,116.3
1,115.8
663.2
1985
717.2
599
1,083.3
1,094.6
664
1984
731.5
597.3
1,053.5
1,071.2
660.4
1983
748.8
593.4
1,029.2
1,047.9
653.1
1982
763
587.8
1,013
1,027.4
643.4
1981
768.1
581.2
1,007.1
1,012.1
632.3
1980
758.2
574
1,013.7
1,004.6
620.8
1979
729.3
566.9
1,034.3
1,006.4
609.9
1978
687.4
560
1,065
1,015.3
600
1977
641.8
553.4
1,100.5
1,027.2
591.4
1976
601.6
547.2
1,135.4
1,038.5
584.3
1975
576.1
541.6
1,164.4
1,045.3
578.9
1974
573.8
536.5
1,182.3
1,044.2
575.6
1973
593.5
532.4
1,187.7
1,035.9
574.3
1972
627.6
529.9
1,181.7
1,024.3
575.1
1971
668.5
529.4
1,165.4
1,013.2
578.1
1970
708.1
531.5
1,139.8
1,006.3
583.3
1969
739
536.7
1,106
1,007.3
590.6
1968
757.5
544.5
1,067
1,016.8
599.6
1967
765.3
553.1
1,027.9
1,030.6
609
1966
764.2
560.7
994.1
1,044.4
617.4
1965
756.3
565.3
971
1,053.9
623.5
1964
743.6
565.1
963.9
1,054.8
625.9
1963
728
559.2
975.3
1,044.8
624
1962
711.5
550
999.8
1,027.3
618.8
1961
696.2
539.9
1,030.8
1,006.6
611.9
1960
683.9
531.7
1,061.6
987
604.5
1959
676.6
528
1,085.5
972.8
598
1958
675.9
530.9
1,097
967.5
593.8
1957
681
538.9
1,096.9
970.4
591.7
1956
690.2
549
1,088.6
978.8
591.6
1955
701.8
558.4
1,075.4
990.2
593
1954
714
564.2
1,060.6
1,002.2
595.6
1953
725.3
563.8
1,047.5
1,012.3
599
1952
734.1
557.2
1,037.2
1,019.3
602.6
1951
739.5
546.6
1,029.7
1,023.3
605.7
1950
740.1
534.4
1,024.6
1,024.2
607.5
1949
735
522.9
1,021.7
1,021.8
607.4
1948
722.9
514.2
1,020.9
1,016.3
604.7
1947
704.7
509.4
1,021.5
1,008
599.3
1946
683.7
507.4
1,022.4
998.5
592.6
1945
663.8
506.8
1,022.5
989.2
585.9
1944
648.5
506.5
1,020.6
981.6
580.6
1943
641.6
505.1
1,015.6
977.3
578.1
1942
645.1
502.2
1,007.3
977.1
579.1
1941
655.8
499.1
998.4
980.1
582.7
1940
669.6
497.8
991.9
985.2
587.6
1939
682.3
499.9
991.2
991
592.6
1938
689.6
507.5
999.5
996.4
596.4
1937
688.3
521.8
1,018.9
1,000.2
598
1936
680.5
540.7
1,045.1
1,002.3
597.9
1935
670.5
560.9
1,071
1,002.9
597
1934
662.7
578.9
1,089.5
1,002.3
596.6
1933
661.7
591.2
1,093.5
1,000.6
597.7
1932
671.4
594.5
1,076.5
998.1
601.2
1931
691
589.4
1,041.2
995.4
607.1
1930
714.9
579.1
998.9
993.5
614
1929
737.9
567.2
960.5
993.4
620.5
1928
754.3
557.4
937.5
996
625.4
1927
758.9
553
940.7
1,002.2
627.2
1926
749.8
555.2
972.5
1,011.8
625.4
1925
731.3
561.3
1,019.8
1,022.3
620.6
1924
708.2
568.2
1,068.4
1,031
613.4
1923
685.3
572.8
1,104.1
1,035.3
604.6
1922
667.7
571.9
1,112.4
1,032.5
594.8
1921
658.7
563.5
1,084.2
1,021
584.7
1920
657.3
549.7
1,028.5
1,003.1
575
1919
661.3
533.3
958
982
566.2
1918
668.8
517.1
885.9
960.9
559.2
1917
677.6
504.1
825.1
942.8
554.4
1916
685.6
496.7
786.8
930.7
552.4
1915
692.1
494.7
771.3
924.7
552.9
1914
696.3
496.9
773.2
923.9
555.2
1913
698
501.7
787.4
927.5
558.6
1912
696.5
507.9
808.4
934.4
562.2
1911
691.4
514.1
831.1
943.8
565.5
1910
683.2
519.4
852.8
954.2
567.7
1909
672.9
523.7
872.8
963.8
568.6
1908
661.8
526.9
890.9
970.7
567.6
1907
651
528.7
906.7
973.2
564.4
1906
641.8
529
919.6
969.5
558.7
1905
634.8
527.8
929.6
958.8
550.2
1904
629.7
525.4
937.3
942.2
539.5
1903
626
522.1
943.3
921.3
527.2
1902
623.3
518.1
948.1
897.6
513.7
1901
621
513.9
952.2
872.4
499.7
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