Sleet and snow showers causing hazardous driving conditions | Yle News

The Finnish Meteorological Institute issued a warning on Friday about driving conditions in the southern and central regions, valid until 6am on Saturday.

Driving conditions are treacherous in many parts of Finland due to heavy rain and snow on Friday.

Fintraffic’s regional office in Tampere warned of particularly difficult road conditions in the region, while the Finnish Meteorological Institute also issued a warning. hazardous driving conditions warning It is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for the southern and central regions.

FMI noted that conditions were particularly bad in the Kanta- and Päijät-Häme, Kymenlaakso and Pirkanmaa regions.

“If someone hasn’t done it yet, now is the time to switch to friction or studded winter tires. It’s definitely winter tire time nationwide.” Kimmo Fager Said Fintraffic.

Matthew Schilke from Yle News explained the new regulations regarding winter tires on Instagram.

Temperatures dropped to -17 in Lapland

Thursday night was the coldest night of the season so far, with temperatures dropping to -16.7 degrees Celsius in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland, according to FMI.

Fintraffic noted that despite sub-zero temperatures, driving conditions in the Finnish Lapland region were relatively good.

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Weekend weather forecasts show cloudy skies in many parts of the country, with showers in the south and east. Daytime temperatures on Saturday will range from 5 degrees Celsius in the south to -2 degrees Celsius in Finnish Lapland.

The outlook for next week is for milder temperatures and no more snow is predicted.

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