Tag: Enontekiö
The weather changes dramatically when the cold weather leaves Finland
“It will be around -5 to -15 degrees throughout the country on Monday,” he commented to the news agency. The weather is expected to change more clearly in the evening with the arrival of a moist front from the west. “Westerly winds will intensify with the arrival of a moist front. Warmer air comes from…
Colder and colder – Enontekiö sees a record low of -42.1 degrees in winter
So far this winter, the national cold record was registered in Enontekiö in Lapland, where the temperature dropped to -42.1 degrees early on Thursday.
Western Lapland is cooled by Finland’s coldest June temperature ever
The municipality of Enontekiö started the month well below the freezing point.
Eurowings and Air France will start direct flights from Düsseldorf and Paris to Kittila in December
– We are happy that both Air France and Eurowings are expanding their flight offer to Kittilä! Last year’s lively winter season and 2019’s higher number of charter flights showed that tourism in Lapland continues to grow, says Jani JolkkonenDirector of Finavia Airport Networks. Airlines have noticed an increase in demand from Central Europe to…
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake rumbles in Finnish Lapland
In the municipality of Enontekiö in Finnish Lapland, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake shocked the residents on Friday morning. According to local information, the shaking was strong and was felt by the residents of the neighboring municipality of Muonio, about 50 kilometers away. Tuija LuhtaA seismologist at the Institute of Seismology at the University of Helsinki…
Finland publishes a plan for electric aircraft routes in the Lapland region
An experimental project at Enontekiö Airport in northwestern Finland is testing the usability of electric aircraft to fly routes over a wider area of Lapland. "When an Enonteki employee leaves for Rovaniemi, the journey takes at least four hours by car, but flying by half an hour," CEO of Enontekiö Airport Marko Halla told Yle.…
Strong signs of a recovery in tourism in northern Finland
According to preliminary statistics, the number of Christmas holidaymakers arriving in Lapland and the Kuusamo region is likely to rise to pre-Covid levels this year. Sian Porter arrived from London with his family to spend Christmas in Kuusamo. Because we are fully vaccinated, traveling is not a concern now. "We are not afraid of the…
See: Finland’s “official” first winter snow in Lapland
The first snow of Finland this winter officially fell on Tuesday morning, September 14, when the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) measured more than a centimeter of white goods before 9:00 am – thus meeting the required criteria. "In Salla, near Värriötunturi, we had a cent of snow in the morning. This means that the first…
See: Finland sees the first snowfalls
Two centimeters of white stuff covered the village of Näkkälä in Enontekiö in northwestern Lapland on September 13 at about 10:00. However, because the storms were not recorded until 9 a.m., Yle meteorologist Seija Paasonen said Monday rain will not be officially classified as the first snow of the winter season.
Mandatory testing begins at the Lapland border
From Tuesday 1 June, all tourists arriving in Finland must undergo a mandatory health check at any border crossing point in Lapland. Pello, on the Swedish border, has brought the caravan the border for first use to health care staff who perform coronavirus tests on arrivals. A transport container equipped for health checks must be…
Finland sun in warm, sunny weather on the graduation weekend
Warm, dry weather is expected throughout Finland for the next few days as the people celebrate Saturday’s graduations and the start of school holidays. The highest temperatures are mostly in the mid-20th century and reach up to 27 degrees Celsius in parts of the north and east. The temperature is usually a little cooler on…
Temperatures can drop to -25 in Lapland, elsewhere a mild, dry weekend
The high-pressure system is strengthening across Finland, bringing a dry weekend on cold nights to the north. Friday night is cold in northern Finland, and mercury drops to -25 degrees Celsius in parts of northern Lapland. In other northern areas, readings are between -10 and -20. On Saturday night, temperatures may drop north to -10,…