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2021 sees normal average temperature

The average temperature in 2021 in Finland was quite normal, according the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The average temperature for the whole country was +2.8 degrees Celsius, which is just one tenth below the long-term average for 1991‒2020, said the FMI in a press release. The previous time that Finland

Published: 01:38 am,Wednesday 15 December 2021

WMO reports record high temperature in Arctic region

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) verified on Tuesday a new record high of 38 degrees Celsius within the Arctic, one of the fastest warming regions in the world that is heating more than twice the global average, reported Xinhua. The temperature was measured at a meteorological observing station in

Published: 01:40 am,Monday 13 December 2021

November sees normal average temperature

The average temperature in November was close to normal in much of the country, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The greatest deviation from the average temperature was seen in Lapland, where it was a couple degrees Celsius colder than usual. In south-eastern parts of the country, the temperature

Published: 23:39 pm,Saturday 6 November 2021

Country sees rainy, warmer October

Rainfall in October was higher than normal in almost all parts of the country, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). In the area extending from Satakunta to Lapland, rainfall was unusually heavy in many places; in other words, the similar situation occurs on average once in every ten

Published: 22:28 pm,Saturday 30 October 2021

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 already, the proposal is still awaiting consideration

Published: 00:23 am,Monday 11 October 2021

Country experiences colder September

September was cooler than usual in all parts of Finland, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Precipitation was well below the long-term average in much of the country. The first snow came down in mid-September at Värriötunturi in Salla, said the FMI in a recent press release. The average temperature

Published: 22:44 pm,Friday 24 September 2021

O2 levels in Bothnian Sea seem to on wane

The oxygen levels in deep-water regions of the Bothnian Sea appear to continue to deteriorate, said the the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Friday referring to Baltic Sea monitoring cruises. Monitoring cruises undertaken in August by the Finnish Environment Institute, however, showed that the Gulf

Published: 01:03 am,Friday 10 September 2021

Rainy August ends exceptionally warm summer: FMI

The average summer temperature from June through August varied between just over + 18 degrees Celsius in the south to + 13 degrees in Northern Lapland, according to Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). In southern and central parts of Finland new summer heat records were set at many observation stations,

Published: 02:42 am,Thursday 2 September 2021

Weather disasters increase 5-fold in 50 years: WMO

The number of weather-related disasters has increased by five times over the past 50 years, the latest report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. However, thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of deaths from these hazards has been almost

Published: 22:29 pm,Monday 30 August 2021

Hot weather boosts cyanobacteria blooms but still below average

The cyanobacterial situation has varied in both Finnish lakes and sea areas during this summer, according to the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). The amount of cyanobacteria was exceptionally at its peak in the sea areas already in mid-July, said the SYKE in a press release on Monday. Even in inland

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