Minus 41.5 degrees in Finland. Frosts generate the highest energy consumption in history

In the town of Savukoski in eastern Lapland, near the border of Finland with Russia, the lowest temperature so far this winter was recorded on Thursday – minus 41.5 degrees C. Due to low temperatures throughout the country, electricity consumption has reached the highest level in history – reported the Finnish operator Fingrid.

The temperature dropped below 40 degrees Celsius in Finland for the first time this winter.

Such low readings in northern latitudes are not a rare phenomenon, but at high pressure the sun, which shines beautifully, is only a decoration of the day, not a natural heater – commented the on-duty meteorologist of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Juha Jantunen.

Very low temperatures have persisted throughout Finland since the beginning of 2026, and temperatures below minus 35 degrees were already recorded in January. On Thursday, on the southwestern coast near Turku and Pori it is about minus 10 degrees, near Helsinki and Tampere about minus 15, in Karelia in the east about minus 25. The warmest is on the Åland Islands – about zero.

According to the transmission network operator Fingrid due to frost, electricity consumption in Finland has reached the highest level in history. However, the power system operates normally and there is no threat to supplies, the press release said. (PAP)

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