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Thursday November 21, 2024

Snowstorm disrupts power supply, transport services in Southern Finland

A snowstorm hit the southern part of Finland on Wednesday disrupting power supply and transport services. The southern region and adjacent areas experienced five centimetres to 15 centimetres wet snow while the snowstorm disrupted power supply and rail, road and air services, according to Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), power

Published: 23:26 pm,Tuesday 5 November 2024

Finland sees unusually warm October

October was unusually warm throughout the whole country and exceptionally warm in some places, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Average temperatures for the month varied between approximately 0 degrees in Enontekiö and 10 degrees in the Southwest Archipelago. October was between 1 and 2.5 degrees warmer throughout the

Published: 00:28 am,Sunday 27 October 2024

Clock goes back 1 hour as winter time begins Sunday

The winter time will start early Sunday when the clock will turn back by an hour at 4.00am. Although the European Parliament in spring 2019 voted on European Commission's proposal that all EU Member States stop adjusting the clocks for daylight saving, the initial target schedule for the proposal

Published: 23:34 pm,Friday 11 October 2024

Finland sees record high temperature in September

The average temperature in September was record-high everywhere in Finland, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The average temperature of the month was 12.2 degrees, which shares the record with last year’s September, said the FMI in a press release on Friday. “It is unprecedented that the average temperature

Published: 23:20 pm,Tuesday 8 October 2024

2nd warmest September for Europe, the globe

The past month was the second-warmest September on record globally and in Europe, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. "September 2024 was the second-warmest September globally, after September 2023," the agency said in a press release, adding that the average surface air temperature was

Published: 15:47 pm,Thursday 5 September 2024

Finland sees more hot days than average in August

There were 13 hot days in the whole country in August, which is four days more than the average, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The average temperature for August varied between 14 and 16.5 degrees Celsius in the northern part of the country and between 15.5 and

Published: 04:05 am,Friday 9 August 2024

Blue-green algae rises in inland waters, Southwest coast

More blue-green algae have been detected in inland waters and coastal areas than last week, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. Inland water observations have been made especially in the southern and western parts of the country, as well as along Central Finland. Slightly more

Published: 01:43 am,Friday 9 August 2024

2024 sees world´s 2nd-hottest July ever as heatwaves continue

July 2024 marked the second-hottest July in history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) report published on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. It also ended the 13-month streak of global heat records, as every month from June 2023 to June 2024, new temperature records were set. The global average

Published: 12:28 pm,Tuesday 6 August 2024

Finland sees warmer July with many hot days in Lapland

July was warmer than usual throughout the country, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Depending on the observation station, Northern and Central Lapland was unusually or even exceptionally warm. The average monthly temperature in the northern part of the country was between 15.5 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius, while

Published: 01:41 am,Friday 2 August 2024

Windy, rainy weather curb blue-green algae blooms in lakes, sea

Unstable weather has reduced blue-green algae blooms since last week, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. Cooled and rainy weather and winds have mixed the water mass and reduced blue-green algae blooms in open sea areas, especially in the Gulf of Finland. The amount

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