Overview

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Tsahkajärvi is a snowkite spot located in Finnish Lapland at 560 m altitude, near Kilpisjärvi. This frozen mountain lake offers exceptional conditions for landkite in winter with vast expanses of snow and ice. Winds are variable but often strong on this exposed plateau. Extreme arctic conditions reserved for experts: intense cold, possible whiteout, isolation. Season from December to April. Spectacular tundra landscape.

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Spot forecast for Tsahkahjärvi

Sunrise 09:04 · Sunset 17:37

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

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Tsahkahjärvi: 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

413h

in August · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to September, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 413 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is December, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -10 °C. The wettest month is June, with 101 mm.

Monthly averages: Tsahkahjärvi

Monthly averages — Tsahkahjärvi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	60 h	-10 °C	76 mm
February	23.0	178 h	-7 °C	39 mm
March	22.5	210 h	-4 °C	57 mm
April	25.5	303 h	-2 °C	51 mm
May	25.0	311 h	5 °C	25 mm
June	28.0	392 h	12 °C	101 mm
July	28.0	297 h	18 °C	69 mm
August	29.5	413 h	15 °C	91 mm
September	23.5	287 h	10 °C	49 mm
October	19.0	150 h	2 °C	76 mm
November	18.5	101 h	-5 °C	85 mm
December	0.0	0 h	0 °C	92 mm

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Technical details of Tsahkahjärvi spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot functioning

A short half-hour hike along the pedestrian path

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

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