Resorts Finland

Geography

The Republic of Finland is located northeast of Europe, bordering Norway to the north, with Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia on the west by the Gulf of Finland to the south and Russia to the east. It also includes Aland Islands at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia.

Finland has the third part of its territory inside the Arctic Circle. However, its climate, especially in winter, is relatively moderate. Its territory is 338,145 square kilometers, where a population of five million inhabitants. Its major north-south length is 1,160 km and its maximum width is 540 kilometers.

70% of the land surface iscovered by pine forests, epic, aspen and birch trees, which provide wood for house construction and fuel, feed also thriving industries of paper and synthetic fibers based on cellulose and, more recently, plywood, furniture and prefab houses . The rest of the territory is made up of thousands of lakes, rivers and islands that are scattered throughout the country.

The floor consists of a base rock prior to the Primary Era, that ice age, were polished by glaciers Scandinavians, whose frontal moraine on the south to the Lake District. A plain 50 to 60 kilometers wide skirts the gulfs of Bothnia and Finland with a very cut and coast rises gently toward the inside, covered by many lakes. To the north the terrain is more pronounced and the highest point is the Haltiatunturi, on the border of Norway, with 1,324 meters of altitude.

Weather

Finland's climate is extreme.Winter does not arrive until December in the south, but in the towns of northern snow starts falling in October and winter tires is required throughout the country. The temperature remains below 0 ° C and the north can reach -45 to -50 ° C.

During this time, the daylight hours are reduced to 6 hours. However, the "era of darkness" also has a certain charm. On the day the landscape is full of blue and red from the reflection of snow. At night, the Aurora Borealis is shown in all its glory.

Spring arrives in April, the snow takes about two weeks to melt. The lakes are thawed in late April and in some cases, until June. The weather is still cool with temperatures between 0 ° C and 10 ° C.

Flora and Fauna

All of Finland is a Grand National Park where there are scattered around 30 National Parks with a guide service and exhibitions of what is offered within each.These protected areas are open to the public and retain the most valuable features and typical Finnish nature, because nature in this country is the main lung of its people. Large tracts of forests, hundreds of rivers, thousands of lakes and islands are more than 180,000 natural wealth.

Most lakes are in central Finland. There are bodies of water and regular circular but elongated and rocky, full of bays, small villages and islands with crystal clear water suitable for drinking. In Lapland pine forests abound.

As for the fauna, in Finland you can still admire the eagles flying across the sky, the great elk wander through the immense forests and if we are lucky we come across a fox that crosses our path and hear the sounds of bells when carried by reindeer grazing in northern Iraq. With effective protective measuresNo return to the wild beasts abound as the bear, wolf, lynx, and wolverine, living in harmony with other animals in the forest.

By May Finland is another country. Summer has arrived and the season of plant growth reaches its zenith. Everything turns green. The temperature does not drop below 10 ° C and can reach 32 ° C. The warmest period, when the temperature does not drop below 25 ° C, is in July and usually lasts between 10 and 15 days.

At this time, the north suffers from the so-called "polar days", ie, the sun never sets. This is usually extended up to 73 days. Finland also experienced thunderstorms up to 14 days.

In September, the green gives way to autumn colors. The temperature stays below 10 ° C. The rains are becoming more common and are foreshadowing the October snow.