Thunderstorms set to strike southern and central Finland

Heavy thunderstorms are expected to sweep across Finland on Thursday, bringing high winds and sudden rainfalls to already overheated regions. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has issued orange and yellow warnings for large parts of southern and central Finland.

According to Jani Sorsa, a duty meteorologist at the FMI, the most intense gusts could momentarily exceed 25 metres per second. These wind speeds are comparable to storm conditions and fall under the orange warning category, which signals hazardous weather. Yellow warnings indicate potentially dangerous weather, with wind gusts likely to exceed 15 metres per second.