Joensuu, Finland Pollen Count
Joensuu, Finland · Last updated Sunday, November 8, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Joensuu — from Sunday, November 8, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Joensuu Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Joensuu residents check each morning
The Joensuu pollen count today is 17 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 17, weed pollen 12. Plant-by-plant detail for Joensuu, Finland follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as grass pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Joensuu page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Joensuu pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Sunday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Joensuu residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Joensuu pollen count today?
The Joensuu pollen count today is 17 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Joensuu: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Joensuu allergies today
Joensuu allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 17 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Joensuu allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Joensuu.
Allergies in Joensuu follow the Finland calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Joensuu before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Joensuu allergy forecast: today reads 17 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Joensuu allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Joensuu today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Joensuu allergy count today is 17 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Joensuu: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 8 | 17 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 17 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 17 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 12 | Low |
| Thursday, November 12 | 17 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Joensuu’s pollen count to peak on Sunday at 17 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Joensuu
What is driving Joensuu’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 17 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 17 (Low on its own scale) — about 57% of the four category readings added together, 5 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 12. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Finland grass chapter runs June to July — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Joensuu, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 12 to 17, never changing band. Today’s 17 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 16 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Joensuu now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Joensuu were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 17 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 12 (Low).
In the Nordic & Baltic North pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are a compressed birch-led spring, a brief early-summer grass peak, and a short late-summer mugwort finish — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Joensuu pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the Joensuu pollen year runs like this:
- The season is compressed: alder stirs first, and birch — the region’s signature spring pollen — peaks through May into early June.
- Grasses own a brief early-summer peak, cresting around the first hay cutting in June and July.
- Mugwort runs through August, and ragweed is scarce at these latitudes — the late window is short and light.
- Mold rises late in the short season, from decaying vegetation as the brief summer closes.
No Finland allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Joensuu — the calendar above is the Nordic & Baltic North regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November falls between the main chapters of the Finland pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 6 months of the Finland year, April to September — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. No Finland allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Nordic & Baltic North regional pattern. See Joensuu pollen count rankings and Joensuu on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Joensuu pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Joensuu in today’s national picture
At 17 (Low), Joensuu ranks joint 41660th of the 217874 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Tignes, France at 66, and the lowest is Извор, North Macedonia at 5. The whole table spans 61 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Joensuu: Kontiolahti, Finland (18 km away) reads 19 (Low); Pyhäselkä, Finland (21 km away) reads 15 (Low); Liperi, Finland (22 km away) reads 17 (Low). Joensuu reads 2 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Finland’s 575 tracked cities, today runs from 9 in Ylämaa to 41 in Kaaresuvanto.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Joensuu resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Joensuu, Finland can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Joensuu in its local area
Across Finland’s 575 tracked cities, Joensuu ranks joint 175th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Joensuu, Finland pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Kontiolahti pollen count (18 km away)
- Pyhäselkä pollen count (21 km away)
- Liperi pollen count (22 km away)
- Kiihtelysvaara pollen count (28 km away)
- Eno pollen count (30 km away)
- Rääkkylä pollen count (33 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
See how Joensuu ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).