Mean daily temperature (centigrade)
Protected and wilderness areas on 1 January 2011
| Area, km2, 1.1.2011 | |
| Area, total | 390 903 |
| Land area | 303 892 |
| Fresh water | 34 538 |
| Sea water | 52 473 |
| Boundaries, km | |
| Sweden | 614 |
| Norway | 736 |
| Russia | 1 340 |
| Limit of territorial waters | 1 250 |
| Total | 3 940 |
| Greatest length, km | |
| Hanko–Utsjoki | 1 157 |
| Greatest width, km | |
| Närpiö–Ilomantsi | 542 |
| Highest point, m | |
| Halti | 1 324 |
| Longest river, km | |
| Kemijoki | 483 |
| Largest lakes, km2 | |
| Saimaa | 1 377 |
| Inarijärvi | 1 084 |
| Päijänne | 1 083 |
| Pielinen | 894 |
| Oulujärvi | 887 |
| Largest islands, km2 | |
| a) Sea | |
| Mainland Åland | 685 |
| Kemiönsaari | 524 |
| b) Inland waters | |
| Soisalo | 1 638 |
| Lakes with an area of 500
m2 or more total about 188 000, of
which around 56 000 with an area of over one hectare. Islands with an area of 100 m2 or more total about 179 000. |
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Sources: National Land Survey of Finland, Finnish Environment Institute
Table in Excel format suoluk_alue1.xls
Last Modified: 25.2.2011
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Helsinki | Sodankylä (Lapland) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 1971–2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| January | -4,2 | -0,1 | -3,6 | -1,1 | 0,6 | -2,8 | -10,4 | -4,4 | -14,1 | -8,1 | -10,9 | -13,4 | -9,0 | -11,4 | -14,6 | -13,4 |
| February | -4,9 | -4,4 | -7,9 | -7,9 | 1,1 | -3,6 | -8,1 | -9,9 | -12,7 | -9,9 | -15,2 | -19,1 | -9,5 | -12,3 | -17,5 | -19,0 |
| March | -1,5 | -5,0 | -5,4 | 3,1 | 0,2 | -0,9 | -1,8 | -1,0 | -7,5 | -10,4 | -11,5 | -2,4 | -9,0 | -7,0 | -10,3 | -6,0 |
| April | 3,3 | 4,5 | 3,6 | 5,5 | 6,1 | 4,5 | 4,6 | 5,6 | -2,0 | 0,3 | 1,6 | -0,1 | -1,2 | -1,6 | 1,2 | 2,6 |
| May | 9,9 | 10,3 | 10,5 | 10,5 | 10,9 | 11,0 | 11,5 | 9,9 | 4,9 | 4,4 | 6,6 | 5,4 | 4,5 | 7,9 | 8,1 | 6,5 |
| June | 14,8 | 14,4 | 15,9 | 15,6 | 14,4 | 14,1 | 14,6 | 16,7 | 11,6 | 13,0 | 13,4 | 11,9 | 10,8 | 11,2 | 10,9 | 14,5 |
| July | 17,2 | 19,2 | 18,9 | 17,5 | 17,6 | 17,2 | 21,7 | 20,6 | 14,3 | 16,2 | 14,5 | 14,0 | 13,4 | 13,7 | 15,8 | 16,5 |
| August | 15,8 | 16,7 | 18,7 | 17,6 | 15,5 | 16,7 | 18,1 | 17,5 | 11,2 | 13,6 | 14,6 | 13,1 | 10,2 | 13,8 | 11,4 | 12,5 |
| September | 10,9 | 13,1 | 14,0 | 11,9 | 10,4 | 13,5 | 12,2 | 13,6 | 5,8 | 7,4 | 6,8 | 5,8 | 5,3 | 8,6 | 6,9 | 8,7 |
| October | 6,2 | 8,3 | 8,5 | 7,3 | 9,3 | 4,2 | 6,0 | 8,5 | -0,6 | 2,5 | -1,7 | 3,8 | 1,2 | -2,7 | 2,0 | 2,9 |
| November | 1,4 | 4,6 | 2,7 | 1,2 | 3,7 | 3,6 | -0,5 | 5,3 | -7,7 | -1,0 | -6,0 | -5,9 | -6,1 | -2,2 | -11,4 | -2,1 |
| December | -2,2 | -2,2 | 4,0 | 2,4 | 1,3 | -3,6 | -7,5 | 3,4 | -12,4 | -10,0 | -4,8 | -3,6 | -4,1 | -12,1 | -15,2 | -3,7 |
| oF = 9/5oC + 32 | ||||||||||||||||
Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute
Table in Excel format suoluk_alue2.xls
Last Modified: 11.1.2012
| Unit | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | *2010 | |
| Greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 eq. | mil. tons | . . | 70,4 | 69,2 | 74,4 | 76,6 | 84,5 | 80,4 | 68,7 | 79,9 | 78,3 | 70,2 | 66,0 | 74,6 |
| Carbon dioxide 1) | mil. tons | 54,1 | 52,9 | 53,0 | 58,2 | 60,7 | 68,2 | 64,1 | 52,7 | 63,8 | 61,7 | 53,3 | 51,4 | 59,1 |
| Sulphur (as SO2) | 1 000 t | 583 | 249 | 80 | 90 | 88 | 101 | 83 | 68 | 85 | 82 | 69 | 59 | 67 |
| Nitrogen oxides | 1 000 t | 284 | 295 | 211 | 212 | 209 | 218 | 204 | 176 | 193 | 184 | 168 | 154 | 167 |
| Particles 2) | 1 000 t | . . | 87 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 43 |
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1) Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels and peat 2) Emissions from energy production |
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Source: Statistics Finland, Environment statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_ympa1.xls
Last Modified: 24.1.2012
| Number | Area, ha | Water, % | |
| Protected areas | 8 255 | 1 824 100 | 13,2 |
| National parks | 35 | 885 300 | 9,7 |
| Strict nature reserves | 19 | 153 600 | 1,7 |
| Mire reserves | 171 | 460 400 | 2,5 |
| Herb-rich forest reserves | 52 | 1 200 | 1,0 |
| Old-growth forest reserves | 91 | 9 400 | 0,2 |
| Seal reserves | 7 | 18 800 | 100,0 |
| Protected areas established by Metsähallitus | 24 | 800 | 5,3 |
| Protected areas on private land | 7 773 | 232 900 | 54,1 |
| Protected areas on Åland | 44 | 12 600 | 84,8 |
| Other protected areas | 39 | 49 100 | 14,4 |
| Wilderness reserves | 12 | 1 489 000 | 7,4 |
| In addition, the Act on the Protection of Rapids protects a total of 53 individual rapids, river portions or catchment areas against power station construction. Corresponding acts have been passed on the protection of the Ounasjoki and Kyrönjoki rivers. | |||
Sources: Ministry of the Environment, Metsähallitus
Table in Excel format suoluk_ympa2.xls
Last Modified: 23.3.2011
Last updated 24.1.2012
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