Less snow cover, shorter winters in Finland since 1960s
Snow cover averages across many areas of Finland have decreased between the years of 1961-2014, according to a study carried
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Rail services in Finland stalled by heavy snow
Finland’s state-owned rail services provider VR has announced that it will cancel all inter-city train rides until Thursday due to
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Northern Finland: temperatures hit winter’s lowest mark
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) said -30-degree weather is in store for much of Lapland, Arctic Finland in the coming
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Finland braces for cold weekend
Outdoorsy folk who plan to enjoy the wintry scenery and fresh air are being advised to brace for glacial conditions
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Winter storm to hit southern Finland
Southern Finland will receive at least 10cm of new snow by Thursday morning, predicts Yle meteorologist Joonas Koskela. He recommends
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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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