Weather in Lapland
Visitors to Lapland will find extreme temperature variations. It is mild in the summer with temperatures reaching 20C and a snowland in winter with -30C in the coldest months. Due to the Gulf Stream, though, the climate is sub-arctic. All the seasons are clearly defined, displaying a variety of interesting natural phenomena and culture. Lapland is called the Land of the Midnight Sun. North of the Arctic Circle the sun does not set in midsummer or rise in mid-winter. Winter in Lapland starts in November with the ‘kaamos’ when the sun barely rises over the horizon and the first blanket of snow covers the land. When spring comes, the ice melts and the sun hangs low over the horizon, casting light day and night. The elongated days make it the perfect place for al-fresco activities and between June and the first half of July the sun does not actually set. During winter there is the chance to see the Aurora Borealis – the Northern Lights. This phenomenon is nature’s most beautiful light show, with quickly changing colours, power and changing form. The strongest and brightest of the Northern Lights will give as much light as the moon.
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