Name: Saariselkä
Address: FI

Overview

Landkite
No kitesurfing

Saariselka is a snowkite spot located in Finnish Lapland, at the ski resort of the same name. At 136 m altitude, the snow-covered plateaus and surrounding frozen lakes offer excellent conditions for landkite from November to April. Variable but often sustained winds on the exposed plateaus. Arctic conditions, intense cold. Suited for advanced riders. Good tourist infrastructure nearby. One of the most popular snowkite sites in Lapland.

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Spot forecast for Saariselkä

Sunrise 08:36 · Sunset 17:13

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

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Saariselkä: when to go?

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Season · peak

264h

in June · 24 rideable days

The season runs from April to November, peaking in June: 21 rideable days a month and 264 hours of usable wind, at 10 °C. The low point is December, at 0.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -10 °C. The wettest month is August, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Saariselkä

Monthly averages — Saariselkä — 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	52 h	-10 °C	38 mm
February	18.0	160 h	-5 °C	24 mm
March	17.5	165 h	-1 °C	35 mm
April	18.5	203 h	1 °C	34 mm
May	22.0	286 h	10 °C	33 mm
June	24.0	264 h	16 °C	62 mm
July	18.0	179 h	21 °C	62 mm
August	21.5	279 h	18 °C	87 mm
September	22.0	256 h	14 °C	65 mm
October	22.0	185 h	4 °C	58 mm
November	18.0	99 h	-4 °C	53 mm
December	0.5	2 h	-9 °C	65 mm

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Technical details of Saariselkä 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: Advanced

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