Northern Finnish Lapland goes dark as polar night begins
The area’s period of darkness will continue until mid-January. The polar night — when the sun sets and does not
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Environment (Finland)
Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October
Snow came late to Arctic Finland this October, capping off a month of mild weather that stretched from Lapland to
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First snow of the season falls in northwest Finland
The wait for the first snow was unusually long this year, following the third-warmest September on record. The village of
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Finland logs third-warmest September in history, as Lapland temp shatters record
Finland’s Arctic may be best known for snow and Santa, but Lapland made headlines for something entirely different in September
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Lapland could see snow next week
Northern Finland is set for a chillier turn following an unusually warm start to September. The start of next week
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Sweden and Finland urge revision of EU’s forestry climate targets
Sweden and Finland could suffer “dire” economic consequences if they are forced to harvest less forest in order to meet
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Finland sizzles as Lapland sweats through 21-day heatwave
Lapland, best known for its reindeer and winter landscapes, experienced its longest heatwave on record last month, as Finland endured
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Wildfires continue to burn across Lapland
Recent thunderstorms have also sparked several fires across the dry landscape, rescue officials say. Over the weekend, the Lapland Rescue
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Heaviest rain and thunderstorms will likely be seen in Lapland this week
The ongoing stretch of hot weather in Finland has raised the temperature of inland waters across the country, with some
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Cooler May weather for Finland but spring still warmer overall
Finland experienced a warmer-than-average spring overall—until May arrived and with it, dipping temperatures just below the seasonal norm, the Finnish
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Blizzard brings hazardous road conditions to North Finland
Authorities warned of hazardous driving conditions in the northeast and of train delays in eastern Finland. where a track fault
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Last summer in Lapland likely warmest in 2,000 years
A new study indicates that the summer of 2024 in Finnish Lapland was not only the warmest on record, but
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Arctic Finland sees unseasonably mild winter this February
Finland’s Arctic Lapland region experienced an astonishingly mild winter through the month of February with the average temperature roughly 7
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Springlike weather coming to Finland
Many parts of Finland will see spring-like temperatures on Thursday and Friday, according to Yle meteorologist Elias Paakkanen. Many southern
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Lapland shivers while south warms in a January of extremes for Finland
January brought a stark contrast in weather across Finland, with Lapland experiencing some of the coldest temperatures while the South
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