Snow in Lapland / White Christmas
Very likely. In the last 10 years the six Lapland destinations had snow on Christmas Eve in 60 of 60 cases. Typical depth on 24 December ranges from about 32 cm in Ruka to 53 cm in Ylläs.
Median snow depth on 24 December over the last 10 years, with the lowest and highest.
Centimetres of snow measured on Christmas Eve by the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
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Almost always. In the last 10 years Rovaniemi, Levi, Ylläs, Saariselkä, Pyhä and Ruka had snow on 24 December in 60 of 60 cases, measured by the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
Ylläs has had the deepest snow on Christmas Eve, typically 53 cm. Ruka has had the least, typically 32 cm.
Very. Around Christmas Rovaniemi gets only about two hours of daylight, and north of about 67.5° (Saariselkä, Levi, Ylläs) the sun doesn't rise at all. There are a few hours of blue twilight around noon.