Seasons of Pohjola

Made by:Uula, Salla, Tuuli

Winter

• Begins in November and lasts to March• In the coldest time temperature can decrease

even to -40 degrees• Usually there is 1 to 2 metres snow in the nature• In the winter many tourists come to Lapland to

see Father Christmas, reindeers, Aurora borealis and the beautiful nature of Lapland

• There are many activities in winter: skiing, snowboarding, downhill-skiing, skating

Spring

• Snow begins to melt, and it’s pretty wet in the streets

• Usually begins in April and is followed by summer

• Temperature is between -5 and +10 degrees• Sun rises higher and higher every morning• Nature is pretty ugly, when there are no leaves

in the trees• People are still very happy, when the long

darkness is over

Summer• Summerholiday begins in the 1st of June and

lasts to August• In Sodankylä we have a very big and

international Midnight Sun Film Festival• Summer in Lapland is very bright, and you can’t

even differ night from a day• Temperatures range between +5 and +30

degrees• The nature is very green and beautiful with

birches, spruces and pines

Autumn

• After warm and bright summer autumn begins and brings the darkness which lasts to winter and next spring

• Leaves starts to fall, and the first freezing weathers punish the ground

• But autumn is also beautiful, when ”ruska” paints the trees with brown, yellow and red colours

• The first birds start their trip to southern countries

• Rivers and lakes freeze, and the first snow falls