Miscellaneous
- How can old weather and climate statistics be ordered?
- Where can I find sunrise and sunset times for Finland?
- What is the ratio between rain and snowfall? How much would, say, 10 millimetres of rain measure as snow?
How can old weather and climate statistics be ordered?
You can easily download past weather observations from our website: Download observations
Weather observations are also available in machine-readable, digital format: FMI open data.
If you require more comprehensive statistics or old data that has not been digitized, please contact our Climate services via e-mail. There might be a fee associated with the completion of the request.
Where can I find sunrise and sunset times for Finland?
The Finnish Meteorological Institute is not responsible for the collection of this type of data. For instance The Almanac Office which is run by the University of Helsinki provides the sunrise and sunset times for different cities in Finland.
See also Gaisma website for more information.
What is the ratio between rain and snowfall? How much would, say, 10 millimetres of rain measure as snow?
A good rule of thumb is that 1 centimetre of melted snow equals 1 millimetre of water. Thus, 10 millimetres of rain would correspond to a snowfall of 10 centimetres. In reality, there is some variation depending on the type of snow, but in practice this rule holds with sufficient accuracy.