How to be prepared for a winter power cut
This week thousands of households in Stockholm were hit by a power cut, after builders broke a cable. “I just
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Felt the cold last night in Finland? Lower temperatures on the way
Temperatures in northern Finland plummeted on Monday night, reaching a seasonal low of -22.2 degrees Celsius for the season in
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Blowing snow reduces visibility in southern Finland
A motor accident involving several cars near Lohja has stopped traffic on Finland’s motorway connecting Helsinki and Turku. The Finnish
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Weather forecast – Big chill coming to Finland
Finland is set to shiver into next week, with temperatures down as low as -20 degrees Celsius—even in the south.
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Winds challenging Finland’s icebreakers despite record low Baltic ice
So far the winter has been relatively mild and the extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea is less
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Trains freeze up again on holiday weekend
Bitterly cold weather has again spurred train delays around Finland on Friday as the country begins a long holiday weekend.
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Snow-buried Stockholm begins digging out
After 39 cm of snow blanketed central Stockholm on Wednesday, the city is struggling to get roads clear and traffic
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Finland’s Arctic Lapland region still awaiting first “official” snow of the season
Some areas of Finland’s Arctic Lapland region are covered in a thin layer of snow but it’s not yet enough to be
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Despite winter darkness, solar power might work better in rural Alaska than you’d expect
Harnessing solar power in Alaska might not, at first, seem very effective. The sun is a rare sight in much
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Ice-Blog: Arctic winter: warm, wet, weird
Here in Germany, the winter has seemed strange enough. We had flowers in bloom at Christmas, and people sneezing with
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Warming could release carbon locked in tundra
Year after year, the tundra covering the landscape of the far north has pulled carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
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Bad road conditions across Finland, except Arctic
Due to the spate of snow over the weekend, driving conditions are dangerous in the southern regions of Uusimaa and
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Tohmajärvi: The coldest place in Finland
Finland’s coldest place in January is to be found in North Karelia. Over the past month the average temperature in
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Alaska villagers shelter in school after power outage
BETHEL – Residents of the Western Alaska village of Newtok have been sleeping at the school and using wood and
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US soldiers practice Arctic warfare in Lapland
Together with the Sodankylä brigade, 15 American soldiers are participating in intense winter weather military training in Finnish Lapland. Dubbed
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