The annual average temperatures in Helsinki and Sodankylä in Finland showed an upward trend in selected years from 1950 to 2021. In Sodankylä, Northern Finland, the average annual temperature fell to -2 degrees Celsius in 1980. It peaked in 2021 at three degrees Celsius. From 2013 onwards, the average temperature did not drop below 0 degree Celsius. In Helsinki, the capital of Finland, the average temperature remained above 4.6 degrees Celsius throughout the period under survey. In 2021, the average temperature in Helsinki was measured at 6.5 degrees Celsius.
Annual average temperatures in Helsinki and Sodankylä in Finland in selected years from 1950 to 2021
(in degrees Celsius)
Characteristic
Helsinki
Sodankylä
2021
6.5
3
2020
8.7
2.2
2019
7.4
0
2018
7.3
1.4
2017
6.6
0.3
2016
6.6
1.5
2015
7.8
1.6
2014
7.3
1.5
2013
7
1.1
2012
5.9
-0.4
2011
7.2
1.7
2010
5
-1.1
2000
7.2
1.2
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-2.502.557.510
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Finnish Meteorological Institute. (January 17, 2022). Annual average temperatures in Helsinki and Sodankylä in Finland in selected years from 1950 to 2021 (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742876/annual-average-temperatures-in-finland/
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