Goals

• Being able to explain the terms "weather" and "climate".
• Knowing which three factors influence the Finnish climate.
• Being able to describe the three main climate types.
• Being able to describe what the Finnish seasons are like.
• Being able to explain how and why the Finnish climate will change in the future.

Summary

• The Finnish climate is influenced by the nation's location in the Northern Hemisphere, the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream, as well as the proximity of the Asian continent.
• Because the Finnish climate is a mixture of the maritime and continental climate types, it is an example of an intermediate climate type. 
• Because of the Finnish climate, the nation experiences four distinct seasons.
• The growing season occurs when the average daily temperature stays above +5 degrees Celsius.
• The Finnish climate will change because of human-caused climate change.
• The climate is changing because of the accelerated greenhouse effect in the planet's atmosphere.
• Key words: weather, climate, maritime climate, continental climate, intermediate climate, seasons, greenhouse effect.