Southern Finland is valid for wildfire warning Hs.fi

In southern Finland is valid for a field fire warning.

The warning is valid in Uusimaa, Kanta-Häme, Päijät-Häme, Southwest Finland and Åland.

According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the risk of a wildfire is obvious due to drought.

Off -road fire warnings have been issued clearly earlier than usual.

« Yes this time is early. March has been pretty dry in the south. The terrain is dry, » the meteorologist on duty at the Finnish Meteorological Institute Helena Laakso says.

The drought will continue this week. For example, on Thursday, the Finnish Meteorological Institute predicts a wide range of wildfire warning in several provinces on the southern and west coast.

Typically Fire warnings will begin to be given in mid -April roads. Last year, the first off -road fire warning was only given in May Fifth Day.

This spring, the off -road fire warning season began on 20 March, when a warning was issued in Åland.

The rainfall in March has been somewhat lower than normal.

March has so far been warmer than usual in a large part of the country. However, the weather gets cold in early April.

Off -road warning During the open fire, it is forbidden.

Not everyone has noticed or cared for the warning. Over the weekend, the burning of the twig has caused the rescue service to be tasks, at least in Southwest Finland.

On Sunday, a wildfire that started in Salo’s burning of twigs spread to the outbuilding and threatened to spread to an adjacent detached house. The rescue service turned off the fire, but one person had to be taken to follow -up.

On Saturday, about 1,600 square meters of fields burned in Uusikaupunki. That too came from burning twigs. The rescuers got the fire limited and extinguished and did not spread to the forest or buildings.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute provides wildfire warnings in the south by provincial and in the north by municipality.