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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Environment (Finland)
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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Finland braces for temperatures of -25 C in North
In southern and southwestern Finland, there is almost no snow, and none is expected before the upcoming winter break week.
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Finnish Lapland records exceptionally warm temperatures on Friday
The Föhn wind effect pushed temperatures in parts of Lapland to over +6 degrees Celsius on Friday. On Friday, central
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Brr! Winter low drops to -40C in Lapland
Daytime temperatures in Finland on Tuesday range from -10C in the south to -30C in Finnish Lapland. This winter’s lowest
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Trump hails Finnish forestry practices again
Donald Trump is scheduled to visit California on Friday to observe the wildfires, prompting him to recall Finnish forestry practices
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Finland hits winter’s coldest temperature so far at -38.9°C in Lapland
The reading was recorded at 3:40am on Wednesday morning at the Tulppio weather station in northeast Finland. The lowest temperature
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Frigid weekend ahead, Lapland braces for -35°C
Finland will experience freezing weather throughout the long weekend leading into Epiphany on Monday. Snow showers are expected mainly in
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2024 was exceptionally warm in Finland
Finland had a warmer than usual year in 2024, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The nationwide average temperature
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Finland set for New Year’s freeze
After a relatively mild Christmas week, temperatures are expected to be well below freezing across Finland on Tuesday, New Year’s
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Finland registers coldest night of the winter on Sunday — minus 38.2C
Finnish Lapland was especially chilly this weekend. The coldest temperature of this winter season, so far, was recorded by a
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Finland welcomes EU’s downgrading of wolf protection status
The change from “strictly protected” to “protected” means wolves can be hunted under exceptional circumstances. Finland’s Environment Minister Kai Mykkänen (NCP) has
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Warm fall, wet November mark unusual autumn weather for Finland
Lapland, Finland’s Arctic region, experienced some of the coldest autumn temperatures in the country, while the southern and eastern parts
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