Unbyn’s first winter festival was planned to be held on the frozen river, but persistent above-freezing temperatures made the ice unreliable. Organizers renamed it a “spring-winter festival” and moved activities to a local field instead.

The annual Finnish Military Ski Championships in Rovaniemi were cancelled because unusually warm late-winter weather melted the snow needed for the events.

A resident of Kalix, northern Sweden, reports unusually early spring sightings of yellowhammer and European goldfinch amid an “odd winter/spring,” and is feeding the birds to help them cope.

Umeå Municipality is moving stored snow from Nydala to Stadsliden to keep the cross-country ski course usable for SM Week as warm weather accelerates snowmelt.

SMHI meteorologists confirm that meteorological spring arrived in Luleå on 16 March 2026, about a month earlier than normal, following several days of above-freezing temperatures and rapid snowmelt.

Finland’s Lapland experienced an unusually warm October with much less snow than normal; only the far north of Enontekiö has snow, and no change is expected next week, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

Finland’s Arctic Lapland experienced an unseasonably mild February with average temperatures about 7°C higher than normal, while snowfall and precipitation remained below average.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute reported that 2024 was an exceptionally warm year in Finland, with the average temperature notably above normal, particularly in Northern Lapland.

This autumn was unusually warm across Finland, with the Finnish Meteorological Institute noting it was the fourth mildest in history.

Unusually heavy rains in Lapland have caused water levels to rise near flood levels, and further rises will depend on temperatures over the next few days, with climate change being a contributing factor.