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Kilpisjärvi is a snowkite spot located in Finnish Lapland at 478 m altitude, in the extreme northwest of Finland, at the crossroads of the borders with Sweden and Norway. The frozen lake and surrounding plateaus offer exceptional conditions for landkite. Strong and consistent winds on this exposed site. Extreme arctic conditions reserved for experts. Season from November to May thanks to the altitude and latitude. One of the best snowkite sites in Scandinavia.

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Spot forecast for Kilpisjärvi

Sunrise 09:05 · 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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Kilpisjärvi: when to go?

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Season · peak

418h

in August · 30 rideable days

The season runs from February to September, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 418 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 · 69%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -9 °C. The wettest month is June, with 102 mm.

Monthly averages: Kilpisjärvi

Monthly averages — Kilpisjärvi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	48 h	-9 °C	73 mm
February	22.5	163 h	-7 °C	39 mm
March	22.5	201 h	-4 °C	53 mm
April	25.5	276 h	-2 °C	49 mm
May	24.5	281 h	5 °C	23 mm
June	28.5	354 h	11 °C	102 mm
July	29.0	297 h	17 °C	62 mm
August	30.0	418 h	15 °C	88 mm
September	25.5	289 h	11 °C	49 mm
October	17.5	131 h	3 °C	76 mm
November	17.5	94 h	-3 °C	83 mm
December	0.0	0 h	0 °C	92 mm

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Technical details of Kilpisjärvi 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 opening date · Required level

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

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