Winter temperature anomalies in Finland
Finland: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.51 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Finland, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2.51 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 192.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Finland peaked at 5.13 °C in 1972 and was at its lowest, -10.74 °C, in 1978.
That places Finland 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Finland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.82 °C | — |
| 1941 | -9.1 °C | +223.0% |
| 1942 | -1.21 °C | -86.7% |
| 1943 | 1.97 °C | -262.2% |
| 1944 | 2.08 °C | +6.0% |
| 1945 | -6.17 °C | -396.2% |
| 1946 | 1.92 °C | -131.1% |
| 1947 | -2.49 °C | -230.0% |
| 1948 | 2.49 °C | -199.8% |
| 1949 | 0.6203 °C | -75.0% |
| 1950 | 0.514 °C | -17.1% |
| 1951 | 1.68 °C | +226.8% |
| 1952 | -1.48 °C | -188.2% |
| 1953 | 3.03 °C | -304.6% |
| 1954 | 3.67 °C | +21.2% |
| 1955 | -10.64 °C | -389.5% |
| 1956 | -1.03 °C | -90.3% |
| 1957 | -0.9823 °C | -5.0% |
| 1958 | -6.04 °C | +515.0% |
| 1959 | -3.75 °C | -38.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7138 °C | -119.0% |
| 1961 | -3.89 °C | -645.4% |
| 1962 | -5.21 °C | +33.8% |
| 1963 | -2.31 °C | -55.6% |
| 1964 | -0.8476 °C | -63.4% |
| 1965 | -3.17 °C | +274.6% |
| 1966 | -2.43 °C | -23.4% |
| 1967 | -8.59 °C | +253.5% |
| 1968 | 1.33 °C | -115.5% |
| 1969 | -3.72 °C | -379.3% |
| 1970 | -0.4334 °C | -88.3% |
| 1971 | -1.14 °C | +164.1% |
| 1972 | 5.13 °C | -548.5% |
| 1973 | -6.18 °C | -220.4% |
| 1974 | 3.45 °C | -155.9% |
| 1975 | -0.9157 °C | -126.5% |
| 1976 | -1.95 °C | +113.0% |
| 1977 | -2.22 °C | +14.0% |
| 1978 | -10.74 °C | +382.9% |
| 1979 | -1.17 °C | -89.1% |
| 1980 | -3.09 °C | +164.9% |
| 1981 | -6.21 °C | +100.6% |
| 1982 | 1.22 °C | -119.7% |
| 1983 | -2.85 °C | -333.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3063 °C | -110.7% |
| 1985 | -7.12 °C | -2425.9% |
| 1986 | -7.85 °C | +10.2% |
| 1987 | -4.62 °C | -41.2% |
| 1988 | -4.86 °C | +5.2% |
| 1989 | -3.03 °C | -37.5% |
| 1990 | 2.08 °C | -168.7% |
| 1991 | 1.03 °C | -50.6% |
| 1992 | 3.57 °C | +247.0% |
| 1993 | -1.34 °C | -137.6% |
| 1994 | 2.33 °C | -273.4% |
| 1995 | -5.91 °C | -353.7% |
| 1996 | -3.17 °C | -46.4% |
| 1997 | -0.9635 °C | -69.6% |
| 1998 | -1.44 °C | +49.8% |
| 1999 | -2.22 °C | +53.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3 °C | -158.8% |
| 2001 | -5.12 °C | -492.2% |
| 2002 | -6.32 °C | +23.6% |
| 2003 | -0.1903 °C | -97.0% |
| 2004 | 1.56 °C | -921.7% |
| 2005 | -1.45 °C | -193.0% |
| 2006 | 4.89 °C | -436.6% |
| 2007 | 4.51 °C | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 3.32 °C | -26.3% |
| 2009 | -3.3 °C | -199.4% |
| 2010 | -7.39 °C | +123.6% |
| 2011 | 4.78 °C | -164.7% |
| 2012 | -5.78 °C | -220.8% |
| 2013 | 2.91 °C | -150.4% |
| 2014 | 1.21 °C | -58.5% |
| 2015 | 3.15 °C | +160.8% |
| 2016 | 1.32 °C | -58.1% |
| 2017 | 1.76 °C | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3878 °C | -78.0% |
| 2019 | 3.41 °C | +778.4% |
| 2020 | 3.15 °C | -7.7% |
| 2021 | -3.74 °C | -219.0% |
| 2022 | -0.7492 °C | -80.0% |
| 2023 | -2.88 °C | +283.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8583 °C | -129.8% |
| 2025 | 2.51 °C | +192.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 2.51 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Finland's 2.51 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -2425.9% | 0.3063 °C | -7.12 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.27 °C | -9.1 °C | 2.49 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.5 °C | -10.64 °C | 3.67 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.81 °C | -8.59 °C | 1.33 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.62 °C | -10.74 °C | 5.13 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.81 °C | -7.85 °C | 1.22 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6035 °C | -5.91 °C | 3.57 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0793 °C | -6.32 °C | 4.89 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5767 °C | -7.39 °C | 4.78 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1423 °C | -3.74 °C | 3.15 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More climate change data for Finland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 146.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 626.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,457 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 87.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Finland?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Finland was 2.51 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 °C in 1972.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.74 °C in 1978.
- How does Finland rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Finland ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.