Published: 01:01 am,Monday 18 May 2026
Sunny warmer weather forecast across Finland
Finland will experience sunny and warmer weather from Monday, said the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in a bulletin on Sunday. The temperature will rise in between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius and sky will remain clear. The Met office, however, said that frost may also occur in some
Published: 19:55 pm,Saturday 16 May 2026
Round-the-clock sun rises at Utsjoki
The midnight sun rose on Saturday in Utsjoki, the northernmost municipality of the country, which will not dip down below the horizon until late July. People of the locality started to witness the “nightless nights”, the time of the year when the sun circles the sky, not setting at
Published: 00:39 am,Sunday 17 May 2026
Climate warming reduces oxygen in global rivers: study
A new study has found that climate warming is driving a widespread and sustained loss of oxygen in rivers around the world, putting freshwater ecosystems at risk, reported Xinhua. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, was conducted by a research team led by researchers from the
Published: 20:18 pm,Tuesday 5 May 2026
Finland sees warmer April than usual
April was largely warmer than usual, and in the central and northern parts of the country, it was unusually warm in many places, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The temperature deviation from the average for 1991–2020 was 0.5 to 2 degrees Celsius in the southern and western
Published: 22:51 pm,Saturday 28 March 2026
Clock advances 1 hour as summer time begins Sunday
Summer time will start early Sunday when the clock will advance by one hour at 3:00 o’clock. In February 2026, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apóstolos Tzitzikostas launched a study to examine the effects of changing the clocks across the EU. The work is to be completed by
Published: 22:38 pm,Wednesday 4 March 2026
Rising river temperatures challenge fish survival
Finland’s rivers are getting warmer, with heatwaves becoming more frequent and more intense, according to a recent study by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). Any of the fish populations are becoming stressed by the high temperatures, which directly impact the metabolic rate of individuals and leads to an increasing
Published: 00:53 am,Thursday 26 February 2026
Finland logs 2nd warmest year on record in 2025
Finland recorded its second warmest year on record in 2025, with temperatures across most of the country only slightly below the record set in 2020, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) said in its annual climate report released on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The nationwide annual mean temperature was 4.5 degrees