Snow church opens in southeast Finland
Locals in Lappeenranta in southeast Finland formally opened the city’s snow church, otherwise known as the Church of St. Lawrence
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Temperatures hit new low in Arctic Finland
A winter storm brought frigid temperatures of -32.2 degrees Celsius (-26 F) to Finnish Lapland (Arctic) early Thursday morning. The
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Finland will have a white Christmas, meteorologist says
Clear, crisp winter weather is in store for Finland as of Thursday, bringing a spell of subzero temperatures lasting through
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An exceptionally nice fall in Canada’s Yukon this year
Across the Yukon in northwestern Canada this fall, people could be heard chatting among each other making comments like “we
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Climate change casts doubt on future of Finland’s forest industry
Forestry is a big industry in Finland and its seedling farms play a major role in keeping the sector alive
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Cold, snowy weather spreads across most of Finland
It has been rather cold across Finland in recent days, including in southern areas. Temperatures dropped to a bone-chilling -16.8
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Finland’s last snow melts a month earlier than usual
The Finnish Meteorological Institute reports that it expects the last snow in Finland to melt on Sunday. Measurement stations throughout
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Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow
Skies are beautiful and sunny throughout much of the country, but the warmth has brought a problem: flooding, after all
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Snow chaos: Police urge motorists in Sourthern Sweden to stay at home
Heavy snow and freezing temperature is continuing to cause travel chaos for drivers and rail and bus passengers in south-eastern
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Amid snow blizzards in Sweden, motorists warned not to go out
Sweden’s Transport Administration has called in its fleet of tank-tracked all terrain vehicles as the snow blizzards and high winds
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Winter blizzard snarls road traffic, delays planes, trains and buses in Finland
Poor road conditions Thursday caused the occasional fender bender while only one runway was operational at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport due
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Finland hits a new low: -36.8C
Yet another record low temperature for this winter was recorded early Wednesday morning at Inari in Finnish Lapland. Meanwhile, snow
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Heavy snow cover to increase over weekend as power cuts continue in Northern Finland
Heavy, wet snow cover which has caused lengthy power cuts in parts of northern Finland looks set to worsen over
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Friday brings messy winter weather in Northern Finland
On Thursday morning the winter’s coldest temperature in Finland was recorded in the far northern village of Väylä, Inari at
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Snow and sleet to hit Lapland, Finland as autumn sets in
As Finnish residents come to terms with the end of summer, Yle meteorologist Toni Hellinen is predicting snow and sleet
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