Record winter tourist season for Finnish Lapland
In addition to a surge in tourism in Arctic areas of Finnish Lapland, the more southerly cities of Kemi and
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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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Rovaniemi airport in Arctic Finland to get major expansion as passenger numbers surge
Rovaniemi Airport in Arctic Finland will get a major upgrade with a €3 million expansion to accommodate the surging number
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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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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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Lapland tourism marketing under scrutiny as EU tightens greenwashing rules
Lapland tourism campaigns will be forced to abandon exaggerated sustainability claims with a new EU greenwashing directive coming into effect.
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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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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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Foreign tourists on bus involved in fatal crash in Lapland
Thursday afternoon’s accident claimed two lives. Two people died after a tourist bus and a passenger van collided in Lapland
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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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Pickpockets targeting tourists in Finnish Lapland
Reports of pickpocketing incidents started coming in as the tourism season began at the beginning of December, according to police.
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