Tag: Utsjoki
The coldest day of winter in Utsjoki
In Finland’s northernmost municipality, the temperature dropped to -35 degrees.
The polar night ends at Utsjoki, the day lasts an hour
Utsjoki is the northernmost municipality in the European Union.
A partial solar eclipse is expected over Finland on Tuesday
The eclipse reaches its greatest coverage in Utsjoki at 1:18 p.m.
Allergy symptoms should be treated carefully, the expert warns
Although pollen levels have so far remained moderate in Finland this summer, allergy symptoms should still be treated so that they do not develop into a year-round problem. Katariina IjäsAllergy, Skin and Asthma Association expert. Many people believe that allergies don’t need treatment because they’re supposed to last only a few weeks, Ijäs said, adding […]
Forecasts promise warm weather for Midsummer
Rainy fronts run through the north of the country between Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures are then forecast to rise closer to 20 ° C as the high-pressure system in south-eastern Finland strengthens. – Thursday’s rainy front is bigger, but there is no need to be afraid of getting wet in the south, Huutonen said. Night […]
Sámi activists won the fishing rights case
The Supreme Administrative Court has acquitted Sámi activists of violating the fishing rules of the Teno River in its ruling that the current regulations are in conflict with the Sámi constitutional rights. The charges relate to the Sámi rights to fish in the Teno River in Utsjoki and Vetsijoki without a fishing permit. In the […]
March was exceptionally sunny in Finland, the researchers say
In March, with the exception of northern Lapland, the sun shone clearly more than usual, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The last time so much sun was shining in Finland was in March, almost ten years ago, in 2013. High pressure typically brings clear skies, and this was also the case in Finland last […]
MPs who do several jobs grab seats in provincial councils
Finland’s first provincial council elections have given 101 members of parliament, or just over half of the members of parliament, a say in all three levels of government. This powerful group is made up of municipal councilors as well as newly elected provincial councilors, and they have a day job as a member of parliament […]
The sun rises from the northernmost part of Finland after two months of polar night
The long polar night ends in the northernmost parts of Finland on Monday, when the sun returns to the sky, albeit for a short time, after a break of almost two months. The sun was last set in Utsjoki, Finland’s northernmost municipality on November 24, when the darkness lasted a total of 54 days. The […]
The coldest temperature in the village of Lapland since November is 2010
Finland’s northernmost municipality, Utsjoki, broke the cold record for the second time this winter. The Kevojärvi weather station in the village of Kevo in Utsjoki will register a temperature of -32.2 ana on Wednesday evening. According to a Tweet author Mika RantanenAccording to a researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, this is the lowest temperature […]
Finnish Lapland slips into the polar night
Polar night, known in Finnish as polar night, started from the northernmost part of Finland on Wednesday and continues day by day further south. The sun shone for the last time until the beginning of 2022 in Nuorgam, the northernmost municipality in Utsjoki, with 200 inhabitants. The next time the sun peeks into the sky […]
The first snow arrives in southern Finland
In many parts of southern Finland, including the Helsinki metropolitan area, the first snow of the season rained on Monday night. Light winds would spread to most areas in the south except the coast. Tuesday morning brought significant amounts of snow to southern Finland, but the coastal areas remained a little drier, according to the […]
View: "Unique" partial eclipse observed over Finland
A partial solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes almost directly between the sun and the earth, was observed on Thursday afternoon in various parts of Finland. About 30 enthusiastic skygazers gathered at the Arktikum Museum and Science Center in Rovaniemi to watch the phenomenon, including a board member of the Astronomical Society Corona […]
Heavy pollen is almost at a record high throughout Finland
For those suffering from koi allergies, this spring has been one of the most difficult years. There have been historically high levels of pollen in the air in some places. According to a pollen report from the University of Turku, one of the highest pollen concentrations in Finnish history was measured in Kuopio this spring. […]
Winter readiness, quantum computers and motor sports: Finland in the world press
An effective warning system and hard-working street maintenance staff ensure that the city’s schools, businesses and public services remain open even during a snowstorm. Technical journals revealed that VTT Technical Research Center of Finland is collaborating with the computer hardware company IQM to build the country’s first quantum computer. Quantum computers – machines that use […]
Finnish Meteorological Institute: 2020 was a record warm year in Finland
“Six of Finland’s 10 warmest years have been proven since 2010” highlighted Pauli Jokinen, FMI meteorologist. January, June and November were all the second warmest in history. In November, the monthly high temperature record was broken twice, with mercury first rising to 14.7 ° C in Pori in Satakunta on 3 November and then to […]
Mercury drops to -41 ° C, which is new low in winter in Utsjoki, Lapland
Mercury also fell below -35 ° C at several other weather stations in Finnish Lapland. However, cold weather is forecast to move to higher temperatures in the coming days due to the warm weather front coming from the south. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) predicts temperatures to rise 5-10 degrees below freezing in the eastern […]
Mercury drops to -39C in Utsjoki
The temperature dropped to -38.9 degrees Celsius on the day of boxing in Kevo, a village in the municipality of Utsjoki, according to Yle’s Meteorologist Matti Huutonen. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), the cold winter records of Lapland’s municipalities were broken on Saturday, and in the far north the temperature was below -30 […]
The weather turns from frost in Finland, the temperature in Lapland drops to -35 ° C
Mercury is predicted to fall below freezing in all parts of the country at the latest during the small days of Boxing Day. However, the temperature in Lapland is forecast to fall to -15-20 ° C today, while the temperature in the southern parts is expected to be around 0 ° C. “Boxing Day is […]
