South Savo · Finland
Mikkeli travel guide
Mikkeli is a city in South Savo, Finland, home to about 52,000 people.
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- LPP85 km · Lappeenranta Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish
When to go
The best time to visit Mikkeli
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mikkeli are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 80 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 Mikkeli: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), about 85 km from the city centre in a straight line; Savonlinna Airport (SVL, 92 km) and Jyväskylä Airport (JYV, 115 km) are also within reach.
LPP · Lappeenranta Airport
SVL · Savonlinna Airport
JYV · Jyväskylä Airport
Questions
Mikkeli: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mikkeli?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mikkeli are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 80 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mikkeli?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), about 85 km from the city centre in a straight line; Savonlinna Airport (SVL, 92 km) and Jyväskylä Airport (JYV, 115 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Mikkeli?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Mikkeli
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.