News12.8.2014
New data on the occurrence of heavy snow in Finland
According to a recent study, the heaviest snow loads generally occur close to our country's eastern border in Finland.
Figure 1: On average, heavy snow loads (kg m-2) are reached once a year in Finland, according to two different calculation methods.
Lehtonen I, Hoppula P, Pirinen P & Gregow H. 2014. Modelling crown snow loads in Finland: a comparison of two methods. Silva Fennica vol. 48 no. 3 article id 1120. http://dx.doi.org/10.14214/sf.1120
