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Record Number of Hot Days in Finland
In Finland, 'hot days' - also translating to 'heatwave days' - are days during which the temperature rises above 25°C ...
Svalbard’s 3rd Consecutive Warmest Summer on Record, August Shattering Multiple Records
After a record-shattering August, Longyearbyen (Svalbard) measures its warmest summer on record for the 3rd (!) consequecutive year. Moreover, with ...
Capturing the G4 Geomagnetic Storm’s Aurora Over Helsinki
This is a photo collage of the stunning aurora borealis that painted the sky in multitude of colors in Helsinki ...
The Hellmann Number – A Dutch Cold Index by a German Meteorologist
The Hellmann number (H) is a cold index mainly used in The Netherlands and Germany. It is a measure of ...
Climate Figure of the Day, January ’24
Also in 2024, we continue with our “Climate Figure of the Day” series! Every day, I’ll be sharing a climate ...
2023: The Netherlands’ Warmest and Wettest Year on Record
2023 began in a way that perfectly foreshadowed the rest of the year. On the very first temperature measurement of ...
Meteorology and Climate
Svalbard’s 3rd Consecutive Warmest Summer on Record, August Shattering Multiple Records
After a record-shattering August, Longyearbyen (Svalbard) measures its warmest summer on record for the 3rd (!) consequecutive year. Moreover, with ...
The Hellmann Number – A Dutch Cold Index by a German Meteorologist
The Hellmann number (H) is a cold index mainly used in The Netherlands and Germany. It is a measure of ...
Climate Figure of the Day, January ’24
Also in 2024, we continue with our “Climate Figure of the Day” series! Every day, I’ll be sharing a climate ...
2023: The Netherlands’ Warmest and Wettest Year on Record
2023 began in a way that perfectly foreshadowed the rest of the year. On the very first temperature measurement of ...
Blog posts
Capturing the G4 Geomagnetic Storm’s Aurora Over Helsinki
This is a photo collage of the stunning aurora borealis that painted the sky in multitude of colors in Helsinki ...
Blizzard Followed by Gulf-Effect Snow Brings 45 cm of Snow to Helsinki in December
The 12 and 13th of December 2022 were two very extreme weather days in Helsinki. The first day a true ...
Arctic Snow School in Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay): Unforgettable Fieldwork Experience in Canada’s Remote Arctic
From April 1st to April 8th, I had the privilege to participate in the Arctic Snow School, a joint initiative ...
In the Middle of a Polar Low: Extreme Blizzard in Svalbard
Exactly one year ago, this meteorologist experienced one of the dreams that probably all meteorologist have: being in the middle ...
Northern Lights in Helsinki, 26th/27th of February
Since I have been living in Helsinki in August 2018, I have seen the northern lights, also known as aurora ...
Experiences during master course Air-Ice-Sea Interactions at UNIS, Svalbard
In the fall of 2022, from October to December, I went to Svalbard to take part in the UNIS master ...
Light Pillars upon Arrival in Helsinki
On the 10th of January of 2022, I arrived back home in Finland after spending Christmas with my family. The ...
Coldest start of December in Helsinki since 1937
After a (for my standards) cold fall and a very cold end of November, the winter stepped up its game ...
Study
Arctic Snow School in Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay): Unforgettable Fieldwork Experience in Canada’s Remote Arctic
From April 1st to April 8th, I had the privilege to participate in the Arctic Snow School, a joint initiative ...
Experiences during master course Air-Ice-Sea Interactions at UNIS, Svalbard
In the fall of 2022, from October to December, I went to Svalbard to take part in the UNIS master ...
Radio Sounding for Course Meteorological Observation Systems
As part of completing the course Meteorological Observation Systems (ATM322) at the University of Helsinki, we had to execute a ...
Book reviews
My World is Melting – Book Review
At the end of my second exchange semester at UNIS, Svalbard, I purchased the book My World is Melting - ...
What If by Randall Munroe – Book Review
This book is a must have for all scientists and other curious minds. What If? - Serious Answers to Absurd ...
The 5 AM Club – Book Review
Recently, I read the book The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning, Elevate Your Life written by Robin Sharma. The ...
Surrounded by Idiots – Book Review
Last year I read the book Surrounded by Idiots, written by Thomas Erikson. Overall, the book was enjoyable to read ...
Finnish National Parks
Hiking in Sipoonkorpi on a Beautiful Winter’s Day in March the Day After a Snow Storm
On the 10th of March 2021, a friend and I went hiking in Sipoonkorpi National Park. Despite it already being ...
Intense Snowfall in Repovesi National Park
On the 16th of December, Anna and I went to Repovesi National Park with a friend of ours. At the ...
Nuuksio National Park in December
On the 13th of December 2020, I visited Nuuksio National Park with my girlfriend Anna and a friend. Nuuksio is ...
Visiting Koli National Park at the Start of Winter
After starting my studies in Helsinki in August 2020, in November that year it was finally time to explore my ...