Wet snow leaves more than 6,500 households without power

More than 6,500 households are without electricity, Yle reports, citing figures from Finnish Energy. Outages have been recorded in 30 municipalities.

The situation is worst in the Savo region, where more than 3,900 customers have lost power. More than 830 households are without electricity in Pielavesi, while more than 560 customers are affected in Lapinlahti.

Savon Voima, a power company, said the outages were caused by snow. Heavy, wet snow fell overnight, weighing down trees and power lines.

Repairs are under way. Savon Voima communications and sustainability manager Elli Antikainen said the company had anticipated the situation based on weather forecasts and that its contractors were prepared.