Published: 02:44 am,Friday 17 June 2022

Cyanobacterial blooms increase in sea, lakes
Some cyanobacterial observations have been made in Finnish inland waters and sea areas, but the situation is typically calm for the early summer, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. At sea, cyanobacteria have been observed in sub-surface waters, but very few surface blooms
Published: 02:18 am,Wednesday 8 June 2022

Lapland sees unusually mild spring
A warm May brought an unusually mild spring to an end in Lapland while in other parts of Finland witnessed close to normal average spring temperatures, according to Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The statistics of FMI showed that the average temperature for March-May varied between nearly five degrees Celsius
Published: 03:30 am,Friday 3 June 2022

Finnish seas see cyanobacterial blooms risk in summer
The cyanobacterial bloom risk is considerable in the Gulf of Finland, the Archipelago Sea and the southern parts of the Bothnian Sea. The risk this summer is at the same level as previous summers, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. The risk of
Published: 23:24 pm,Friday 6 May 2022

Country sees normal average temperature in April
The temperatures were normal in most parts of the country in April and in many places, the month was unusually rainy, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). At the beginning and end of the month, the weather was clearly colder than usual, while after mid-April, there was an
Published: 00:58 am,Saturday 23 April 2022

Europe sees record hottest summer in 2021
The summer of 2021 was the hottest summer Europe has experienced on record, EU scientists reported on Friday. According to the annual report published by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the temperature in Europe was 1 degree Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, reported DW, quoting news agencies dpa
Published: 01:19 am,Monday 11 April 2022

Finland sees warmer March this year
The country experienced warmer temperature in March than the long-term average but there was still snow on the ground in many parts of the country at the end of the month, according to Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The average temperature for March varied between +2 degrees in the southwest
Published: 21:22 pm,Saturday 26 March 2022

Clock advances 1 hour as summer time begins Sunday
Summer time started early Sunday when the clock advanced by one hour at 3:00 o’clock. Meanwhile, the tradition of the biannual clock changes was scheduled to be scrapped in 2021 across the Europe in a harmonised manner as the European Commission in 2018 proposed to abolish the daylight-saving time
Published: 01:46 am,Thursday 24 March 2022

Arctic winter sea ice in 2022 10th-lowest on record: NASA
The Arctic winter sea ice in 2022 marks the 10th-lowest on record, NASA revealed on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. According to NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center, Arctic sea ice likely peaked for this year at 5.75 million square miles (14.88 million square kilometers) on Feb. 25. This is roughly
Published: 00:22 am,Thursday 17 March 2022

Snow conditions effect habitat choice for wintering birds
Deep snow cover increases the number of wintering birds near human settlements but reduces numbers in arable fields, according to a new study of the University of Helsinki. Climatic conditions can influence species' habitat choice, said the university in a press release on Wednesday referring to the study. In northern