Finland vs Norway
Finland vs Norway: Temperature
Temperature in 2025: 4.5 °C in Finland and 4.2 °C in Norway, by ERA5 observations. In 2025 the value was higher in Finland, by 0.4 °C, or 1.09 times that in Norway.
°C · ERA5
What the numbers say
- Finland has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Norway.
- In 2025, Finland ranked 223 and Norway ranked 224 of 233 countries, counting from the highest.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Finland at 6.1 °C and Norway at 4.7 °C in 2100.
Every year
°C · ERA5
| Year | Finland | Finland: CMIP6 historical run, model median | Norway | Norway: CMIP6 historical run, model median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 4 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| 2014 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 2011 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 2006 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2004 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1997 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 1996 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1994 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1993 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 2.9 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| 1991 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 1990 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| 1989 | 4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 1987 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 1986 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 1985 | -0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 1984 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| 1982 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 1980 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 1979 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 1978 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1977 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1976 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1975 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| 1974 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| 1971 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 1968 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 1967 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1966 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 0.9 |
| 1965 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| 1964 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| 1962 | 1.3 | 1 | -0.9 | 0.8 |
| 1961 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 1960 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1959 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 1957 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| 1956 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1955 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 1954 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1953 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| 1952 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 1951 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1950 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
- 12.3Projected
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2026–2100
| Year | Finland | Finland: CMIP6 historical run, model median | Norway | Norway: CMIP6 historical run, model median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 3.72.6–5.3 | – | 2.91.9–4.1 |
| 2027 | – | 3.72–5.7 | – | 2.81.5–4.2 |
| 2028 | – | 42.5–5.5 | – | 3.21.9–4.4 |
| 2029 | – | 3.92.6–6 | – | 3.21.7–4.5 |
| 2030 | – | 4.22.5–5.8 | – | 3.11.8–4.4 |
| 2031 | – | 3.92.4–5.2 | – | 2.91.8–4.6 |
| 2032 | – | 4.42.3–5.3 | – | 3.41.6–4.5 |
| 2033 | – | 4.23.2–5.7 | – | 3.32–4.5 |
| 2034 | – | 4.32.9–5.4 | – | 3.32.3–4.7 |
| 2035 | – | 4.32.5–5.9 | – | 3.21.5–4.5 |
| 2036 | – | 4.42.6–5.9 | – | 3.41.6–4.7 |
| 2037 | – | 4.32.6–5.7 | – | 3.21.8–4.7 |
| 2038 | – | 4.33–5.9 | – | 3.32.3–4.7 |
| 2039 | – | 43–6.2 | – | 3.32.1–4.7 |
| 2040 | – | 4.32.7–6 | – | 3.61.9–4.9 |
| 2041 | – | 4.62.7–6.1 | – | 3.42–4.6 |
| 2042 | – | 4.52.5–6.1 | – | 3.42.3–4.9 |
| 2043 | – | 4.93.2–6.9 | – | 3.62.1–5.1 |
| 2044 | – | 3.91.9–6.4 | – | 3.21.6–4.9 |
| 2045 | – | 4.82.6–6.4 | – | 3.62–4.7 |
| 2046 | – | 4.32.8–6.4 | – | 3.11.9–5 |
| 2047 | – | 4.73.4–6.6 | – | 3.72.1–5.1 |
| 2048 | – | 5.23.2–6.6 | – | 3.92.4–5.5 |
| 2049 | – | 4.93.3–6.9 | – | 3.71.9–5.5 |
| 2050 | – | 4.93.4–6.6 | – | 3.82.2–5.2 |
| 2051 | – | 53.4–6.9 | – | 3.72.2–5.4 |
| 2052 | – | 4.53.5–6.6 | – | 3.62.2–5.4 |
| 2053 | – | 4.93.1–6.4 | – | 3.82.2–4.9 |
| 2054 | – | 4.63–6.3 | – | 3.72.3–5.2 |
| 2055 | – | 4.83–6.3 | – | 3.72.1–5 |
| 2056 | – | 53.3–6.6 | – | 3.82.2–5.4 |
| 2057 | – | 5.23.4–6.8 | – | 42.3–5.4 |
| 2058 | – | 5.53.5–7.2 | – | 4.22.6–5.9 |
| 2059 | – | 5.13.6–7.4 | – | 3.92.4–5.6 |
| 2060 | – | 5.24.1–6.5 | – | 42.9–5.1 |
| 2061 | – | 5.23.9–6.6 | – | 3.92.9–5.2 |
| 2062 | – | 5.23.6–6.9 | – | 4.12.8–5.5 |
| 2063 | – | 5.13.4–7.1 | – | 42.7–5.7 |
| 2064 | – | 5.43.7–6.8 | – | 42.9–5.3 |
| 2065 | – | 5.43.4–6.6 | – | 3.92.4–5.3 |
| 2066 | – | 5.53.4–7 | – | 4.22.5–5.4 |
| 2067 | – | 5.23.9–7.1 | – | 3.72.6–5.6 |
| 2068 | – | 5.23.2–7.1 | – | 4.12.2–5.7 |
| 2069 | – | 5.73.3–7.5 | – | 4.32.5–5.9 |
| 2070 | – | 5.53.6–7.3 | – | 42.6–6 |
| 2071 | – | 5.33.3–7.7 | – | 42.7–6.1 |
| 2072 | – | 5.43.4–6.9 | – | 4.12.3–5.4 |
| 2073 | – | 5.53.5–7 | – | 4.32.9–5.7 |
| 2074 | – | 5.54–7 | – | 4.32.7–5.7 |
| 2075 | – | 5.13.6–7.1 | – | 3.82.5–5.5 |
| 2076 | – | 5.73.9–7.4 | – | 4.12.9–5.9 |
| 2077 | – | 5.74.3–7.4 | – | 4.33–5.9 |
| 2078 | – | 5.64–7.4 | – | 4.52.6–6.1 |
| 2079 | – | 5.73.5–7.6 | – | 4.22.4–6 |
| 2080 | – | 5.73.7–7.4 | – | 4.42.6–5.9 |
| 2081 | – | 63.8–7.4 | – | 4.52.8–5.7 |
| 2082 | – | 5.84–8.1 | – | 4.32.9–6.4 |
| 2083 | – | 5.43.6–7.9 | – | 4.12.8–6.1 |
| 2084 | – | 5.53.7–7.4 | – | 4.32.4–5.8 |
| 2085 | – | 5.63.7–7.7 | – | 4.62.8–6 |
| 2086 | – | 5.94.3–7.7 | – | 4.73.4–6.2 |
| 2087 | – | 6.13.8–8.2 | – | 4.53–6.9 |
| 2088 | – | 5.93.8–7.6 | – | 4.82.9–6.3 |
| 2089 | – | 5.74.2–7.1 | – | 4.52.9–5.9 |
| 2090 | – | 5.53.4–7.4 | – | 4.42.4–6.2 |
| 2091 | – | 63.8–7.6 | – | 4.72.7–6.5 |
| 2092 | – | 6.24.2–7.9 | – | 4.92.9–6.3 |
| 2093 | – | 6.44.5–8.1 | – | 53.1–6.5 |
| 2094 | – | 64.4–8.2 | – | 4.63.1–6.4 |
| 2095 | – | 6.44.6–7.8 | – | 4.83.2–6.2 |
| 2096 | – | 5.83.8–7.8 | – | 4.42.7–6 |
| 2097 | – | 6.33.9–8.1 | – | 53–6.3 |
| 2098 | – | 63.8–7.9 | – | 4.73–6.6 |
| 2099 | – | 64.3–8.5 | – | 4.83.2–6.7 |
| 2100 | – | 6.14.4–8.3 | – | 4.73.3–6.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The average air temperature near the ground, over the whole country and the whole year.
- Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus, ECMWF) and CMIP6, via the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
- Ranks count the 233 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Finland vs Norway
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Norway: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Norway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Norway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Norway: 98.8% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Norway: 3.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Norway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Norway: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Norway: 1.11% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Norway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Norway: 83.6% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Norway: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Norway: 18.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Norway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Norway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Norway: $16.1B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Norway: $3,040 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Norway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Norway: 25,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Norway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Norway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Norway: 407 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Norway: 415 million TIV in 2025