Weather

A new scientific study from the European Environment Agency finds that Finland is one of the few European countries protecting citizens from air pollution. In a report released this week the EEA published data which shows only Finland, Estonia, Iceland…

Winter is coming, but it will be a bit late. Sometime soon most if not all of Finland should get a covering of snow, transforming the landscape. The outlines of shapes and contours will soften, small bushes like bilberry…

It’s already been a mild start to November, and in one part of the country the national heat record has been broken. The temperature at Pori Airport hit +14.7°C in the wee small hours of Tuesday morning. That’s the highest temp…

With frosty mornings back on the calendar, police are offering some seasonal safety tips for motorists as road conditions turn more wintry. Vehicle windshields need to be frost and moisture-free for maximum vision during morning drives. "This is especially pronounced on…

Autumn storm Aila is continuing to cause minor damage and power outages as it moves from west to east. Overnight around 60,000 people were left without electricity as gusts of up to 35 metres per second were recorded, bringing down…

There’s weather warnings in place today as a low pressure front moves through Åland and the west coast with severe winds forecast for the Gulf of Bothnia this afternoon. Meteorologists say autumn storm Aila is similar to winter storm Aapeli…

The effects of summer storm Päivö, which brought heavy rain, high winds and thunderstorms to many parts of the country on Tuesday, are still being felt 24 hours later. Overnight the worst of the storm moved from Yläa-Savo to North…

Finland is roasting this week as temperatures peaked on Thursday at 32.7°C in Kronoby in Ostrobothnia – between Jakobstad and Kokkola. It’s officially the hottest June day for 85 years – the last time the temperature was higher was back…

As Finland starts an annual slowing down towards the Midsummer holiday weekend the most one question everyone wants to know is what the weather’s going to be like. This year it’s going to be hot, above +25°C in most of…

A storm system moving into southern and central areas of Finland on Wednesday brings with it high winds, rain, sleet and snow. The Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI has a ‘potentially dangerous’ warning in place for driving conditions in the whole…