Published: 23:32 pm,Monday 2 February 2026
Lapland sees coldest January in 40 years
Finland experienced a colder January than usual this year all over the country, said the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in a press release on Monday. Lapland, the northern region of the country was unusually cold and it was coldest January since 1987. The average temperature for the month ranged from
Published: 01:05 am,Thursday 15 January 2026
WMO confirms 2025 one of warmest years on record
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday that 2025 was among the three warmest years on record, extending a streak of exceptionally high global temperatures, reported Xinhua. The global average surface temperature in 2025 was 1.44 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 average, according to the WMO's consolidated
Published: 22:13 pm,Monday 5 January 2026
Mercury drops to -39.9°C at Savukoski as cold wave continues
The severe cold wave and snow fall, which started on new year eve continued across Finland and the temperature fell further on Monday, said Finnish weather forecasting company Foreca. The Met Office recorded the lowest temperature of this winter minus 39.9 degrees Celsius at Savukoski, a municipality in Lapland
Published: 01:29 am,Saturday 3 January 2026
2025 marked 2nd ever warmest year in Finland
Last year was the second ever warmest year in Finland, said the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in a press release on Friday. The average temperature was 4.5 degrees Celsius in the whole country in 2025, which is 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average for the years 1991-2020.
Published: 01:13 am,Sunday 28 December 2025
Power outage at many households as storm blows over Finland
A strong winter storm named Hannes blew over Finland, particularly in western and northern parts on Saturday afternoon leaving thousands of households without power supply, local media reported. Power supply at about 14,000 households in western Finland were disrupted by Saturday afternoon after trees fell on the electricity lines due
Published: 00:45 am,Saturday 27 December 2025
Strong wind forecast as low pressure over sea intensifies
Very strong wind is likely to blow over the South-western part of the country on Saturday afternoon as a well-marked low pressure, created over the southern Bothnian Sea, intensified further, said the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in a release on Thursday. The strong wind will particularly affect the maritime
Published: 02:21 am,Wednesday 17 December 2025
Arctic sees warmest year on record since 1900
Surface air temperatures across the Arctic from October 2024 through September 2025 were the warmest on record since 1900, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), reported Xinhua. Autumn 2024 and winter 2025 were especially warm across the Arctic,
Published: 02:43 am,Friday 5 December 2025
WMO forecasts weak La Nina in coming months
There is a 55 percent chance of a weak La Nina impacting global weather and climate patterns during the next three months, according to the latest updates from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday, reported Xinhua. La Nina refers to the periodic large-scale cooling of the surface temperatures