Joensuu
Reaching Joensuu from London emits 63.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (42h 36m each way) against 543 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.4 °C in July and -8.0 °C in January.
Joensuu, the second largest city in Eastern Finland and the capital of North Karelia, and at the outfall of the river Pielisjoki. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Joensuu is warmest in July (17.4 °C), sunniest in June (15.6 h a day); coldest in January (-8.0 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,852 km | 54.6 kg | 38h 36m | 466 kg | 6h |
| Barcelona | 2,975 km | 87.8 kg | 48h 24m | 748 kg | 7h 30m |
| Berlin | 1,477 km | 43.6 kg | 33h 6m | 372 kg | 5h 30m |
| Birmingham | 2,167 km | 76.7 kg | 45h 24m | 545 kg | 6h 24m |
| Bristol | 2,281 km | 77.4 kg | 45h 36m | 574 kg | 6h 30m |
| Brussels | 2,004 km | 59.1 kg | 38h 54m | 504 kg | 6h 12m |
| Cardiff | 2,307 km | 80.7 kg | 45h 54m | 580 kg | 6h 36m |
| Copenhagen | 1,241 km | 36.6 kg | 25h | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 2,320 km | — | — | 584 kg | 6h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 1,986 km | 107 kg | 48h 24m | 500 kg | 6h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 1,884 km | 55.6 kg | 35h 36m | 474 kg | 6h |
| Glasgow | 2,046 km | 108 kg | 48h 30m | 515 kg | 6h 12m |
| Leeds | 2,051 km | 85.5 kg | 46h 12m | 516 kg | 6h 12m |
| Lisbon | 3,715 km | 110 kg | 65h 54m | 870 kg | 8h 30m |
| Liverpool | 2,150 km | 86.7 kg | 46h 12m | 541 kg | 6h 24m |
| London | 2,157 km | 63.7 kg | 42h 36m | 543 kg | 6h 24m |
| Madrid | 3,312 km | 97.7 kg | 52h | 833 kg | 7h 54m |
| Manchester | 2,108 km | 84.7 kg | 46h 6m | 530 kg | 6h 18m |
| Milan | 2,309 km | 68.2 kg | 46h | 581 kg | 6h 36m |
| Munich | 1,962 km | 57.9 kg | 38h 6m | 493 kg | 6h 6m |
| Newcastle | 1,971 km | 95.6 kg | 46h 54m | 496 kg | 6h 6m |
| Nottingham | 2,094 km | 77.8 kg | 45h 42m | 527 kg | 6h 18m |
| Oslo | 1,055 km | 31.1 kg | 25h 42m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Paris | 2,267 km | 66.9 kg | 40h 18m | 570 kg | 6h 30m |
| Prague | 1,673 km | 49.4 kg | 39h 30m | 421 kg | 5h 42m |
| Rome | 2,566 km | 75.7 kg | 50h | 645 kg | 6h 54m |
| Sheffield | 2,077 km | 81.9 kg | 46h | 523 kg | 6h 18m |
| Southampton | 2,267 km | 72.6 kg | 45h 18m | 570 kg | 6h 30m |
| Stockholm | 727 km | 21.5 kg | 19h 12m | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Vienna | 1,802 km | 53.2 kg | 39h 30m | 453 kg | 5h 54m |
| Warsaw | 1,264 km | 37.3 kg | 31h 54m | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Zurich | 2,147 km | 63.4 kg | 41h 36m | 540 kg | 6h 24m |
The year in Joensuu
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -8.0 | -6.2 | -2.9 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 4.0 | -1.9 | -5.9 |
| Sun h/day | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
When to go
Joensuu is warmest in July at 17.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 15.6 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -8.0 °C.
On these lists
- Coolest from London in January · #2
- Coolest from London in February · #2
- Coolest from London in December · #3
- Coolest from London in November · #7
- Coolest from London in March · #8
- Coolest from London in October · #8
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Pohjois-Karjala records 3.2 overnight stays per resident a year (515,720 nights in 2025). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Joensuu
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.