Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
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max °C | 3 | 1 | -3 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 |
min °C | 2 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -7 |
-3 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -13 | |
89 | 79 | 70 | 84 | 85 | 74 | 88 | 84 | 72 | 88 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 81 | |
1050 | 500 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 550 | 0 | 450 | 550 | 450 | 550 | 550 | 450 | 100 | 200 | 0 | |
 | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:22 |
Latest snow reports near Ruka:
| Top snow depth: | 45 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 29 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 6 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Ruka at the specific elevation of 392 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ruka. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Finland.
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Overall 3.6 Based on 20 votes and 12 reviews
Just heading out for second visit to Ruka. Absolutely love it. Accommodation is just fine with private saunas, log burners and so on in self-catering apartment. Skiing is great for anyone up to expert with a wide variety of shortish but fun piste. As the wind blows quite well all day there is never a shortage of soft lederhosen in the runs, nor is there a shortage of cafes around the mountain to warm up with a nice hot chocolate or whatever. Sun comes up about 10am and is gone again by 2pm so lots of spot-lit skiing which is surprisingly good fun and not difficult. You need to pack your big girls pants because it gets really, really cold. Not surprisingly that close to the Arctic Circle. For a break from the slopes I would recommend the snowmobile safari though there is loads of other stuff to do. Overall, a fantastic winter holiday.
Steve Jackson from United Kingdom writes:
Just heading out for second visit to Ruka. Absolutely love it. Accommodation is just fine with private saunas, log burners and so on in self-catering apartment. Skiing is great for anyone up to expert with a wide variety of shortish but fun piste. As the wind blows quite well all day there is never a shortage of soft lederhosen in the runs, nor is there a shortage of cafes around the mountain to warm up with a nice hot chocolate or whatever. Sun comes up about 10am and is gone again by 2pm so lots of spot-lit skiing which is surprisingly good fun and not difficult. You need to pack your big girls pants because it gets really, really cold. Not surprisingly that close to the Arctic Circle. For a break from the slopes I would recommend the snowmobile safari though there is loads of other stuff to do. Overall, a fantastic winter holiday.
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