Your holiday weather, at a glance

Finland in December: where is it warmest?

In December, Turku is the warmest place with 0 °C by day, Rovaniemi, Lapland the coolest with −5 °C. 0 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in December, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

PlaceScoreAirSeaSunRain days
Turku140°4°1 h12
Helsinki120°4°1 h13
Espoo120°5°1 h13
Porvoo80°4°1 h12
Vaasa10−1°3°1 h11
Oulu15−3°1°0 h11
Rovaniemi, Lapland16−5°–0 h11

Finland in December: quick answers

Finland in December: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in December are Turku (0 °C), Helsinki (0 °C) and Espoo (0 °C).

Finland in December: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Espoo (5 °C), Turku (4 °C) and Helsinki (4 °C).

Finland in December: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in December – warm, sunny and dry – is in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Oulu and Turku.

Finland month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences