Oulu
Reaching Oulu from London emits 61.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (42h 54m each way) against 526 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 16.9 °C in July and -7.5 °C in January.
Oulu (Swedish: Uleåborg) is the biggest city in Northern Finland, with about 210,000 inhabitants (in 2021). — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Oulu is warmest in July (16.9 °C), sunniest in June (15.9 h a day); coldest in January (-7.5 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,824 km | 53.8 kg | 38h 54m | 459 kg | 5h 54m |
| Barcelona | 3,012 km | 88.9 kg | 48h 42m | 758 kg | 7h 30m |
| Berlin | 1,547 km | 45.6 kg | 33h 24m | 389 kg | 5h 36m |
| Birmingham | 2,076 km | 74.8 kg | 45h 42m | 522 kg | 6h 18m |
| Bristol | 2,196 km | 75.5 kg | 45h 54m | 552 kg | 6h 24m |
| Brussels | 1,988 km | 58.7 kg | 39h 12m | 500 kg | 6h 12m |
| Cardiff | 2,218 km | 78.7 kg | 46h 12m | 558 kg | 6h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 1,252 km | 37.0 kg | 25h 18m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 2,188 km | — | — | 550 kg | 6h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 1,841 km | 105 kg | 48h 42m | 463 kg | 6h |
| Frankfurt | 1,922 km | 56.7 kg | 35h 54m | 483 kg | 6h 6m |
| Glasgow | 1,895 km | 106 kg | 48h 48m | 477 kg | 6h |
| Leeds | 1,947 km | 83.6 kg | 46h 30m | 490 kg | 6h 6m |
| Lisbon | 3,674 km | 108 kg | 66h 12m | 924 kg | 8h 24m |
| Liverpool | 2,040 km | 84.8 kg | 46h 30m | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| London | 2,092 km | 61.8 kg | 42h 54m | 526 kg | 6h 18m |
| Madrid | 3,304 km | 97.5 kg | 52h 18m | 831 kg | 7h 54m |
| Manchester | 2,003 km | 82.8 kg | 46h 24m | 504 kg | 6h 12m |
| Milan | 2,390 km | 70.5 kg | 46h 12m | 601 kg | 6h 42m |
| Munich | 2,050 km | 60.5 kg | 38h 18m | 516 kg | 6h 12m |
| Newcastle | 1,851 km | 93.7 kg | 47h 12m | 466 kg | 6h |
| Nottingham | 2,004 km | 75.8 kg | 46h | 504 kg | 6h 12m |
| Oslo | 942 km | 27.8 kg | 24h 18m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 2,252 km | 66.5 kg | 40h 36m | 566 kg | 6h 30m |
| Prague | 1,780 km | 52.5 kg | 39h 48m | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Rome | 2,698 km | 79.6 kg | 50h 18m | 679 kg | 7h 6m |
| Sheffield | 1,979 km | 80.0 kg | 46h 18m | 498 kg | 6h 6m |
| Southampton | 2,198 km | 70.7 kg | 45h 36m | 553 kg | 6h 24m |
| Stockholm | 738 km | 21.8 kg | 19h 30m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Vienna | 1,945 km | 57.4 kg | 43h 6m | 489 kg | 6h 6m |
| Warsaw | 1,444 km | 42.6 kg | 35h | 363 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 2,208 km | 65.1 kg | 41h 54m | 555 kg | 6h 24m |
The year in Oulu
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -7.5 | -5.9 | -4.6 | -0.3 | 8.3 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 12.9 | 3.0 | -2.1 | -5.7 |
| Sun h/day | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Sea °C | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 15.4 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 14.5 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
When to go
Oulu is warmest in July at 16.9 °C but brightest in June, averaging 15.9 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -7.5 °C.
On these lists
- Sunniest from London in June · #2
- Coolest from London in February · #3
- Coolest from London in March · #3
- Coolest from London in April · #3
- Coolest from London in January · #4
- Coolest from London in October · #4
- Coolest from London in November · #5
- Coolest from London in December · #5
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-Pohjanmaa records 4.4 overnight stays per resident a year (1,839,665 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 Oulu
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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.