Savonlinna
Reaching Savonlinna from London emits 61.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (40h 54m each way) against 525 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.8 °C in July and -7.0 °C in January.
Savonlinna (Swedish: Nyslott) is a small city in South Savonia province, Eastern Finland, close to the Russian border. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Savonlinna is warmest in July (17.8 °C), sunniest in June (15.7 h a day); coldest in January (-7.0 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,775 km | 52.4 kg | 36h 54m | 447 kg | 5h 54m |
| Barcelona | 2,888 km | 85.2 kg | 46h 42m | 726 kg | 7h 24m |
| Berlin | 1,389 km | 41.0 kg | 31h 24m | 349 kg | 5h 24m |
| Birmingham | 2,100 km | 74.6 kg | 43h 42m | 528 kg | 6h 18m |
| Bristol | 2,213 km | 75.3 kg | 43h 54m | 557 kg | 6h 30m |
| Brussels | 1,925 km | 56.8 kg | 37h 12m | 484 kg | 6h 6m |
| Cardiff | 2,240 km | 78.5 kg | 44h 12m | 563 kg | 6h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 1,160 km | 34.2 kg | 23h 18m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Dublin | 2,262 km | — | — | 569 kg | 6h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 1,932 km | 105 kg | 46h 42m | 486 kg | 6h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 1,798 km | 53.1 kg | 33h 54m | 452 kg | 5h 54m |
| Glasgow | 1,993 km | 106 kg | 46h 48m | 501 kg | 6h 12m |
| Leeds | 1,988 km | 83.4 kg | 44h 30m | 500 kg | 6h 12m |
| Lisbon | 3,637 km | 107 kg | 64h 12m | 915 kg | 8h 18m |
| Liverpool | 2,088 km | 84.6 kg | 44h 30m | 525 kg | 6h 18m |
| London | 2,086 km | 61.6 kg | 40h 54m | 525 kg | 6h 18m |
| Madrid | 3,230 km | 95.3 kg | 50h 18m | 812 kg | 7h 48m |
| Manchester | 2,045 km | 82.6 kg | 44h 24m | 514 kg | 6h 12m |
| Milan | 2,219 km | 65.5 kg | 44h 12m | 558 kg | 6h 30m |
| Munich | 1,871 km | 55.2 kg | 36h 18m | 471 kg | 6h |
| Newcastle | 1,911 km | 93.5 kg | 45h 12m | 481 kg | 6h |
| Nottingham | 2,028 km | 75.6 kg | 44h | 510 kg | 6h 12m |
| Oslo | 1,001 km | 29.5 kg | 24h | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 2,187 km | 64.6 kg | 38h 36m | 550 kg | 6h 24m |
| Prague | 1,581 km | 46.7 kg | 37h 48m | 398 kg | 5h 36m |
| Rome | 2,473 km | 73.0 kg | 48h 18m | 622 kg | 6h 48m |
| Sheffield | 2,013 km | 79.8 kg | 44h 18m | 506 kg | 6h 12m |
| Southampton | 2,196 km | 70.5 kg | 43h 36m | 552 kg | 6h 24m |
| Stockholm | 653 km | 19.3 kg | 17h 30m | 164 kg | 4h 24m |
| Vienna | 1,709 km | 50.4 kg | 37h 18m | 430 kg | 5h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,171 km | 34.6 kg | 29h 42m | 295 kg | 5h 6m |
| Zurich | 2,059 km | 60.8 kg | 39h 54m | 518 kg | 6h 12m |
The year in Savonlinna
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -7.0 | -5.6 | -2.3 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 4.6 | -1.1 | -5.2 |
| Sun h/day | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
When to go
Savonlinna is warmest in July at 17.8 °C but brightest in June, averaging 15.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -7.0 °C.
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
Etelä-Savo records 4.9 overnight stays per resident a year (630,122 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 Savonlinna
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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.