Mean daily temperature (centigrade)
Protected and wilderness areas on 1 January 2012
| Area, km2, 1.1.2013 | |
| Area, total | 390 905 |
| Land area | 303 891 |
| Fresh water | 34 544 |
| Sea water | 52 470 |
| 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 updated: 24.4.2013
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| 1981–2010 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 1981–2010 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| January | -3,9 | -0,1 | -3,6 | -1,1 | 0,6 | -2,8 | -10,4 | -4,4 | -3,4 | -13,5 | -8,1 | -10,9 | -13,4 | -9,0 | -11,4 | -14,6 | -13,4 | -12,5 |
| February | -4,7 | -4,4 | -7,9 | -7,9 | 1,1 | -3,6 | -8,1 | -9,9 | -6,8 | -12,7 | -9,9 | -15,2 | -19,1 | -9,5 | -12,3 | -17,5 | -19,0 | -15,8 |
| March | -1,3 | -5,0 | -5,4 | 3,1 | 0,2 | -0,9 | -1,8 | -1,0 | 0,8 | -7,5 | -10,4 | -11,5 | -2,4 | -9,0 | -7,0 | -10,3 | -6,0 | -5,4 |
| April | 3,9 | 4,5 | 3,6 | 5,5 | 6,1 | 4,5 | 4,6 | 5,6 | 4,1 | -1,3 | 0,3 | 1,6 | -0,1 | -1,2 | -1,6 | 1,2 | 2,6 | -2,2 |
| May | 10,2 | 10,3 | 10,5 | 10,5 | 10,9 | 11,0 | 11,5 | 9,9 | 10,9 | 5,3 | 4,4 | 6,6 | 5,4 | 4,5 | 7,9 | 8,1 | 6,5 | 5,9 |
| June | 14,6 | 14,4 | 15,9 | 15,6 | 14,4 | 14,1 | 14,6 | 16,7 | 13,7 | 11,6 | 13,0 | 13,4 | 11,9 | 10,8 | 11,2 | 10,9 | 14,5 | 10,7 |
| July | 17,8 | 19,2 | 18,9 | 17,5 | 17,6 | 17,2 | 21,7 | 20,6 | 17,7 | 14,5 | 16,2 | 14,5 | 14,0 | 13,4 | 13,7 | 15,8 | 16,5 | 13,9 |
| August | 16,3 | 16,7 | 18,7 | 17,6 | 15,5 | 16,7 | 18,1 | 17,5 | 16,0 | 11,7 | 13,6 | 14,6 | 13,1 | 10,2 | 13,8 | 11,4 | 12,5 | 12,1 |
| September | 11,5 | 13,1 | 14,0 | 11,9 | 10,4 | 13,5 | 12,2 | 13,6 | 12,5 | 6,2 | 7,4 | 6,8 | 5,8 | 5,3 | 8,6 | 6,9 | 8,7 | 6,9 |
| October | 6,6 | 8,3 | 8,5 | 7,3 | 9,3 | 4,2 | 6,0 | 8,5 | 6,7 | 0,1 | 2,5 | -1,7 | 3,8 | 1,2 | -2,7 | 2,0 | 2,9 | -0,1 |
| November | 1,6 | 4,6 | 2,7 | 1,2 | 3,7 | 3,6 | -0,5 | 5,3 | 4,2 | -7,1 | -1,0 | -6,0 | -5,9 | -6,1 | -2,2 | -11,4 | -2,1 | -4,1 |
| December | -2,0 | -2,2 | 4,0 | 2,4 | 1,3 | -3,6 | -7,5 | 3,4 | -5,3 | -11,7 | -10,0 | -4,8 | -3,6 | -4,1 | -12,1 | -15,2 | -3,7 | -14,5 |
| oF = 9/5oC + 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute
Table in Excel format suoluk_alue2.xls
Last updated: 8.1.2013
| Unit | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 eq. | mil. tons | . . | 70,4 | 69,3 | 74,6 | 76,7 | 84,6 | 80,6 | 68,7 | 80,1 | 78,4 | 70,2 | 66,1 | 74,5 | 67,0 |
| Carbon dioxide 1) | mil. tons | 54,1 | 53,0 | 53,0 | 58,2 | 60,8 | 68,3 | 64,2 | 52,6 | 63,8 | 61,8 | 53,3 | 51,3 | 59,0 | 51,9 |
| Sulphur (as SO2) | 1 000 t | 583 | 249 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 102 | 84 | 68 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 59 | 67 | 58 |
| Nitrogen oxides | 1 000 t | 284 | 295 | 211 | 212 | 209 | 218 | 204 | 176 | 193 | 184 | 169 | 155 | 167 | 157 |
| Particles 2) | 1 000 t | . . | 87 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 38 |
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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 updated: 24.4.2013
| Number | Area, ha | Water, % | |
| Protected areas | 8 779 | 1 972 600 | 20,3 |
| National parks | 37 | 980 700 | 18,0 |
| Strict nature reserves | 19 | 153 600 | 1,9 |
| Mire reserves | 171 | 461 800 | 2,5 |
| Herb-rich forest reserves | 51 | 1 200 | 1,1 |
| Old-growth forest reserves | 91 | 9 800 | 2,8 |
| Seal reserves | 7 | 18 800 | 100,0 |
| Protected areas established by Metsähallitus | 24 | 800 | 5,4 |
| Other state-owned protected areas | 38 | 47 900 | 15,8 |
| Protected areas on private land | 8 289 | 262 500 | 57,1 |
| Protected areas on Åland | 52 | 35 500 | 92,7 |
| Wilderness reserves | 12 | 1 490 300 | 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 updated: 24.4.2012
Last updated 24.4.2013
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