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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Lapland sees lowest temperatures so far this autumn
The mercury dropped to -27.3 degrees Celsius at the Tulppio observation station in Savukoski on Thursday, marking the coldest temperature
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Finland’s roads remain hazardous following first winter storm, including Lapland
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has issued warnings of bad or very bad driving conditions throughout the day on Friday. The
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Finnish Lapland sees season’s first snow cover
Overnight precipitation in Lapland brought three centimetres of snow to Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö. Other parts of the far northwest of
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Hotter summers set Lapland ablaze
By Matthew Schilke This season, blazes in the Inari region have nearly doubled. Experts say future fire seasons will be
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FMI: Finland sees “exceptionally warm” July as global temperatures hit record highs
Temperatures in Finland during July were higher than normal, with central and northern parts of the country “exceptionally warm”, according
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Spring temps to continue defrosting Finland
Yle’s weather forecast anticipates that Tuesday’s warm weather will continue on Wednesday in many areas, particularly in the south-east —
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Finland’s temperatures 2-3 degrees warmer than usual in February
February was milder than usual across Finland, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The biggest deviations from average temperatures
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Finland sees “exceptionally” mild January
The month of January was unusually and exceptionally mild in many parts of Finland, according to data published by the
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Season’s coldest temperature recorded in Lapland Monday morning
Driving conditions are very bad across the Uusimaa region in southern Finland on Monday, due to heavy snowfall, according to
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Arctic warming twice as fast as previously thought, says Finnish study
The results of the study suggest that the Arctic region is more vulnerable to global warming than has previously been
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Heatwave across northern Scandinavia
Temperatures surpassed 30 degrees Celsius across northern Scandinavia on Wednesday and many metrological stations hit new record high temperatures for
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Cold snap in Finland loosening its grip up to southern Lapland
Current bone-chilling conditions are expected to ease next week with temperatures above freezing all the way up into southern Lapland.
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Climate change will hit Finland’s winters hard, researchers warn
Snowy Christmases are already becoming a rarity in Finland, especially in southern parts of the country. Children in Finland often
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