Snow and sleet make driving dangerous in parts of Lapland

Driving conditions are very poor in parts of Lapland as snow and sleet move across the region, Yle reports. South Lapland could receive up to 15 centimetres of snow on Tuesday.

The Finnish Transport Management Centre has warned of poor driving conditions in South Lapland. Conditions were forecast to be especially difficult in the morning between Rovaniemi and Tervola.

A snow band is moving from west to east across South Lapland and is expected to shift south during the day. Lapland Rescue Department’s on-call fire chief Jukka Huttunen said officials were monitoring weather forecasts closely. “We hope people will take care on the roads,” he said, noting that tourists are also travelling in rental cars.

Winter weather is set to continue in Lapland. From Tuesday, many parts of the region are expected to enter the thermal winter, when the average daily temperature is consistently below freezing.