The data set will comprise stations representing the northernmost long-term records of fixed stations in the world. As a part of the Nordic co-operation extensive studies have been made on the climatic data, data homogeneity and climatic changes in Finland during the instrumental period. Climate application research Climate applications research stresses the fact that the main part of research has applications in a great variety of human activities and natural phenomena. Actually, it is a combination of the basic research and the presentation of the results in a form that is fitted for users' needs.
Applications involve various interdisciplinary problems.
Reports are mostly presented in domestic series in order to meet users and their needs. Kriging method is applied. Research on snow depth observations paying attention both to temporal and regional distributions as well as ecological and economical relationships and applications. Also information obtained from satellites is used for the observation of the state of the surface.