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Tuesday August 03, 2021

Cyanobacterial blooms increase in sea, lakes

Cyanobacterial observations have increased in both lakes and sea areas, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). The situation, however, is typical for the late summer, said the SYKE in a recent press release. Larger amounts of cyanobacteria have been observed in inland waters than in the previous week. The observations are

Published: 01:16 am,Monday 26 July 2021

Severe flood unlikely in Finland, but heatwaves on rise: Experts

Hari Myllyniemi from the Freshwater Centre at Finnish Environment Institute brushed aside any catastrophic flood the likes of which recently happened in central European countries in Finland because of its topology. In mountainous areas, water flows downstream much faster while in Finland, water spreads to flood plains. “It was the

Published: 23:32 pm,Thursday 22 July 2021

Cyanobacterial blooms decrease in sea, lakes

The cyanobacterial situation has calmed down both in inland waters and sea areas, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. Almost all cyanobacterial observations concern small amounts of cyanobacteria. In lakes, storm Riikka stirred up the surface waters which caused the blue-green algae to

Published: 01:59 am,Monday 19 July 2021

Power outage at many households as storm blows over Finland

A strong summer storm called Riikka blew over different parts of the country on Sunday evening leaving thousands of households without power supply. The storm mainly hit the Kainuu, eastern, north-east and central part of the country, also caused flash floods and disrupted railway services, reported national broadcaster Yle. Power

Published: 00:05 am,Friday 9 July 2021

Warm weather increases cyanobacterial blooms in sea, lakes

The warm and calm weather has contributed to the growth of cyanobacteria, especially in the sea areas, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) on Thursday. On the coasts, cyanobacterial observations have been made particularly in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea, and on the coast of the Bay

Published: 00:31 am,Friday 9 July 2021

Country sees record warmest June this year

Temperatures in June either set new records, or were exceptionally high in most parts of the country, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). For the most part, only in parts of Finnish Lapland was June merely “unusually warm”, which means that temperatures were reached that occur on average

Published: 14:46 pm,Monday 5 July 2021

Country bracing for new heat wave

The country is facing a new spell of heat wave and drought according to the Met Office. There is, however, small possibility of low pressure movement from Russia at the end of the week, which is forecast to bring rainfall mainly in central parts of the country, reported the national

Published: 00:55 am,Friday 25 June 2021

Cyanobacterial blooms increase in sea, lakes

Cyanobacterial observations have increased in sea areas and lakes in Southern and Central Finland during the Midsummer week, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. During the week, more and more blue-green algae have been observed in both lake and sea areas. The hot weather

Published: 02:34 am,Sunday 20 June 2021

Storm curbs growth of cyanobacteria in sea

Storm Vieno early in the week caused sea surface temperatures to drop considerably from last week, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release. In some places, there may still be yellow pine pollen on coastal waters that looks deceptively like cyanobacterial blooms. Meanwhile, more cyanobacterial observations have

Published: 04:11 am,Saturday 19 June 2021

THL warns of health hazards as hot weather forecast

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Friday warned of serious health hazards, especially for older people and people suffering from long-term illnesses as high temperature and heat wave have been forecast for next few days in the country. The THL also urged the people to take

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