“In Lapland, it was unusually cold outside the fell areas: the last colder January was almost 40 years ago,” the Finnish Meteorological Institute said in a statement. The lowest temperature of the month, -42.8 C, was recorded in eastern Lapland on Jan. 9, the third-lowest temperature in Finland this century. The average temperature in Lapland in January was around -20 C.Not just cold… but dryBut Lapland wasn’t just bracingly cold, it was also dry. It was also dry in central Finland, where low precipitation affected winter snowfall for the month, with the central Arctic the only region bucking the trend. “Only in Central Lapland was the snow depth above average.”Comments, tips or story ideas?

Source: CBC News February 27, 2026 01:34 UTC