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Verkkoniemi kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 90 m 62.12 | 25.65

Overview

Verkkoniemi is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Päijänne, in central Finland, at 90 m altitude. This large lake offers vast stretches of flat water ideal for kitesurfing. Variable winds. Suitable for intermediate riders. Freshwater. Wetsuit required. Natural setting of central Finland.
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Sunrise 08:15 · Sunset 17:48

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Verkkoniemi: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

186h

in October · 21 rideable days

The season runs from June to December, peaking in October: 20 rideable days a month and 186 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is January, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d J February: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d F March: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M April: 18 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days21 d O November: 19 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d J February: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d F March: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M April: 18 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days21 d O November: 19 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Verkkoniemi
Monthly averages — Verkkoniemi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.5 105 h -6 °C 43 mm
February 14.5 127 h -3 °C 51 mm
March 14.5 137 h 3 °C 40 mm
April 18.0 190 h 7 °C 40 mm
May 18.0 185 h 16 °C 43 mm
June 20.5 221 h 20 °C 95 mm
July 19.5 188 h 24 °C 62 mm
August 19.0 212 h 20 °C 50 mm
September 19.5 178 h 17 °C 110 mm
October 21.0 186 h 8 °C 53 mm
November 19.0 150 h 3 °C 71 mm
December 20.5 120 h -1 °C 78 mm

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Technical details of Verkkoniemi spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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