South Karelia · Finland
Lappeenranta travel guide
Lappeenranta is a city in South Karelia, Finland, home to about 73,000 people.
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- LPP3 km · Lappeenranta Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish
When to go
The best time to visit Lappeenranta
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lappeenranta are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Lappeenranta: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), about 2.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Savonlinna Airport (SVL, 106 km) is also within reach.
LPP · Lappeenranta Airport
SVL · Savonlinna Airport
Questions
Lappeenranta: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Lappeenranta?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lappeenranta are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Lappeenranta?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), about 2.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Savonlinna Airport (SVL, 106 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Lappeenranta?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Lappeenranta
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.