Europe
Northern Europe
16 countries and territories in Northern Europe.
Photo: Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On the map
The countries of Northern Europe
Countries
The countries of Northern Europe
| Country | Capital | Currency | Plugs | Driving | Calling code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland Islands | Mariehamn | EUR | — | Right | +358-18 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | DKK | C E F K | Right | +45 |
| Estonia | Tallinn | EUR | C F | Right | +372 |
| Faroe Islands | Tórshavn | DKK | C E F K | Right | +298 |
| Finland | Helsinki | EUR | C F | Right | +358 |
| Guernsey | Saint Peter Port | GBP | C G | Left | +44-1481 |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | ISK | C F | Right | +354 |
| Ireland | Dublin | EUR | G | Left | +353 |
| Isle of Man | Douglas | GBP | G | Left | +44-1624 |
| Jersey | Saint Helier | GBP | G | Left | +44-1534 |
| Latvia | Riga | EUR | C F | Right | +371 |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | EUR | C F | Right | +370 |
| Norway | Oslo | NOK | C F | Right | +47 |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Longyearbyen | NOK | — | Right | +47 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | SEK | C F | Right | +46 |
| United Kingdom | London | GBP | G | Left | +44 |
When to go
The capitals' weather, month by month
Each country's capital as GeoNames records it (or its largest city where the capital has no figures), mean daily high by month.
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland IslandsMariehamn | 1° | 0° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| DenmarkCopenhagen | 3° | 3° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 8° | 4° |
| EstoniaTallinn | -2° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 9° | 4° | 0° |
| Faroe IslandsTórshavn | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
| FinlandHelsinki | -1° | -2° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 5° | 1° |
| GuernseySaint Peter Port | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 11° |
| IcelandReykjavik | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| IrelandDublin | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Isle of ManDouglas | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| JerseySaint Helier | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 10° |
| LatviaRiga | -3° | -2° | 2° | 9° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 9° | 4° | 0° |
| LithuaniaVilnius | -4° | -2° | 3° | 12° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| NorwayOslo | -3° | -2° | 2° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 2° | -3° |
| Svalbard and Jan MayenLongyearbyen | -10° | -10° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -7° | -8° |
| SwedenStockholm | -1° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 22° | 17° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| United KingdomLondon | 7° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
Cities
Cities in Northern Europe
United KingdomLondonPhoto: Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
FinlandHelsinkiPhoto: Old Pionear · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
DenmarkCopenhagenPhoto: Pudelek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
IrelandDublinPhoto: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
EstoniaTallinnPhoto: Hiiumaamudeliklubi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LithuaniaVilniusPhoto: BigHead · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LatviaRiga
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
IcelandReykjavík
Photo: Hedwig Storch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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