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Wednesday July 09, 2025

Finland sees fewer hot days, lower sunshine in June this year

The average temperature in June was normal in Finland, but the number of hot days was lower than usual, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The average temperature in most parts of the country being 0 to 1 degree Celsius below the long-term average, said FMI in a press

Published: 19:18 pm,Friday 4 July 2025

Blue-green algae blooms slightly rise in seas, lakes

The number of blue-green algae observations has slightly increased in inland waters, along the coast, and in the open sea areas of the Gulf of Finland, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. The blue-green algae situation in inland waters is progressing in a manner

Published: 01:48 am,Friday 4 July 2025

Very strong gusty wind may cause damage in southwestern Finland

Very strong wind gusts will occur in the southwestern parts of the country during the next few hours, causing widespread wind damage in many areas, said the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in a public notification issued early Friday night. The notification issued at 00:30 a.m. suggested that loose objects

Published: 00:58 am,Friday 27 June 2025

Unsettled weather suppresses blue-green algae in Finnish water

The situation with blue-green algae remained mostly calm in inland waters and it was few along coastal areas, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. The unsettled weather over the past week has made satellite observations from open sea areas more difficult. However, according to

Published: 01:14 am,Saturday 21 June 2025

Calm, moderate blue-green algae seen in Finnish seas, lakes

As typical in early summer, the number of blue-green algae observations in Finnish seas and inland water is moderate, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. Some blue-green algae have been observed in inland waters, mainly in Southern Finland. In coastal areas, even slightly less

Published: 23:00 pm,Monday 9 June 2025

Risk of blue-green algae blooms remains high in seas

Extensive blue-green algae blooms are likely to occur in the open sea areas close to Finland during the summer as the nutrient situation in the Baltic Sea remains largely unchanged, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Monday. The risk of the formation of rafts

Published: 00:35 am,Friday 6 June 2025

Finland sees lower temperature in May

The average temperature for the whole country in May was 7.4 degrees Celsius, which is 0.3 degrees Celsius lower than the average for the 1991–2020 reference period, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The last time Finland experienced a cooler May was in 2021. May 2025 was also

Published: 03:48 am,Thursday 8 May 2025

Finland sees widely warmer April than usual

April was widely warmer than usual, and exceptionally warm on the southern and western coasts, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The temperature deviation from the 1991–2020 average was 1–2 degrees, but in Eastern and Northern Lapland, it remained below the average, said FMI in a press release

Published: 20:53 pm,Sunday 4 May 2025

Finland sees massive snowfall in northern, eastern parts

The northern and eastern parts of Finland witnessed a massive snowfall on Sunday afternoon, Finnish weather forecasting company Foreca said. Earlier on the day, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) forecast the snowfall in the northern part of the country. The FMI also forecast rain in the southern and central parts

Published: 13:06 pm,Monday 28 April 2025

2024 likely sees ever warmest summer in Lapland in 2000 years

Summer 2024 was record-warm in Lapland, said the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in a press release on Monday. The June-August mean temperature in Sodankylä Tähtelä, Finland was 15.9 °C, which broke the previous record from 1937 by 0.4 degrees. According to a new study, published in npj Climate &

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