Santa´s Lapland and Christmas Club

Weather and climate (a 15 day weather forecast etc.)

The midnight sun (nightless days) in Lapland:

Utsjoki May 17 - July 28

Sodankylä May 30 - July 15

Rovaniemi June 6 - July 7

Numbers in Finnish weather forecasts are degrees Celsius. Multiply by 1.8 and add 32 to obtain degrees Fahrenheit. For example, the temperature in Northern Lapland was 30.0 degrees Celsius in the beginning of August 2007. The temperature 30.0 degrees Celsius is 30.0 x 1.8 + 32 = 86.0 degrees Fahrenheit.

AccuWeather weather forecast for 15 days, both English and metric (temperature degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, winds, precipitation, rainfall, hours of daylight, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, humidity, pressure, visibility):

-Enontekiö: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|ENONTEKIO

-Inari: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|INARI

-Ivalo: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|IVALO

-Kittilä (Levi): http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|KITTILA

-Kolari (Ylläs): http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|KOLARI

-Kuusamo (Ruka): http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|KUUSAMO

-Muonio: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|MUONIO

-Nuorgam: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|NUORGAM

-Rovaniemi: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|ROVANIEMI

-Salla: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|SALLA

-Savukoski: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|SAVUKOSKI

-Sodankylä: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|SODANKYLA

-Utsjoki: http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|FI|FI006|UTSJOKI

Weather2Travel.com (Worldwide Holiday Weather Guide: max & min day temperature, hours of sunshine, hours of daylight, monthly rainfall, UV index, sea water temperature etc.): http://weather2travel.com and http://weather2travel.com/climate-guides/index.php?destination=rovaniemi

Finnish Meteorological Institute (weather forecasts, snow depth maps): http://www.fmi.fi/en/index.html

Foreca Weather Forecast: http://www.foreca.com

-Spot weather forecast for Rovaniemi: http://www.foreca.fi/Suomi/tasmasaa/Rovaniemi

-Observations in Rovaniemi: http://www.foreca.fi/Suomi/havainnot/Rovaniemi

-Spot weather forecast for Saariselkä: http://www.foreca.fi/Suomi/tasmasaa/Saariselkä

-Spot weather forecast for Ivalo: http://www.foreca.fi/Suomi/tasmasaa/Ivalo

-Observations in Ivalo: http://www.foreca.fi/Suomi/havainnot/Ivalo

-Spot weather forecast for Inari: http://www.foreca.fi/Suomi/tasmasaa/Inari

(Translations: Aurinko nousee = Sunrise, Aurinko laskee = Sunset, Päivän pituus = Day length)

Gaisma (sunrise, sunset, dawn & dusk times): http://www.gaisma.com/en/

Ice Photos: http://members.surfeu.fi/ice2001/index.htm

Live road weather cameras in Lapland: http://www.tieh.fi/alk/english/kelikamerat/kelikamerat_5.html

Midnight sun and Northern lights: http://www.visitfinland.com/w5/index.nsf/(pages)/Midnight_Sun_and_Northern_Lights?OpenDocument&np=A

SantaClausTrips Weather Page: http://www.santaclaustrips.co.uk/weather.php

SantaPark (throw snowballs also in the summer!): http://www.santapark.com

Seasons (winter, spring, summer, autumn/fall) in Northern Europe: http://www.oulu.fi/northnature/english/englanti/ajakohtkesa.html

Snow (basic facts, famous snow constructions, how to make a snow castle, how to make snowmen): http://www.niksula.hut.fi/~mnikkane/index.html

Snow cover in Finland (kg / square meter): http://wwwi3.ymparisto.fi/i3/tilanne/eng/Snow/Snow.htm

Snow depth in Finland (centimeters): http://www.fmi.fi/weather/local.html?neito=lumi&kunta=Saariselk%E4 and http://www.fmi.fi/en/index.html?neito=lumi

Snow Land: http://www.snowland.fi

Snow Pictures: http://www.bilderbook.org/finland/wow_snow/pictures/

Snow Village & Snow Hotel Lainio (opens on December 1st every year, Ylläs & Levi): http://www.snowvillage.fi

Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times in Rovaniemi, Lapland: http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/rovaniemi.html

Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times in Utsjoki, Lapland: http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/utsjoki.html

The Arctic Circle: http://www.kattila.info/infopunkter/polcirkel/eng/index.htm

Virtual Finland (Finnish Climate): http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/ilmaeng.html

Virtual Finland (Four Seasons): http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/vajateng.html

Weather forecast & Northern lights forecast: http://cc.oulu.fi/%7Ethu/Aurora/forecast.html

Winter in Finland and the Ultimate Snow Adventure: http://www.visitfinland.com/w5/index.nsf/(pages)/Winter_Activities

World Climate, Rovaniemi: http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/place.pl?pla=rovaniemi

World Climate, Sodankylä: http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/place.pl?pla=sodankyla

Wunderground (weather observations in Finland): http://english.wunderground.com/global/FI.html