combination Severe weather conditions and a public transport strike on Wednesday could test the patience of commuters in southern Finland, YLE reports.
Elias PakanenYLE meteorologists warned motorists on Tuesday to keep an eye out for updates on traffic congestion and road conditions as a weather front arriving from the southwest is expected to bring 5 to 15 centimeters of snow to the southern and western regions of Finland. encouraged.
“Be especially careful on the roads. Traffic can be particularly difficult at 8am, the peak time for commuter traffic. [this] Morning,” he commented.
Snow is also possible in other parts of Finland on Wednesday, but the heaviest snowfall will be in the south and west, with 15 centimeters expected along the southern coast and 5 centimeters along the west coast. Masu.
The Public Welfare Sector Union (JHL) today launched a two-day political strike that will disrupt public transport services in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku. Subway and tram services in the city will be completely unavailable, and bus services will also be disrupted widely.
Sami RaihaTampere’s traffic management center operator told YLE on Tuesday that he did not expect the strike to cause significant congestion.
“There was already a transport strike, but no major congestion occurred. Of course, bad weather is expected in coastal areas, but I don’t think it will be worse than normal disruption,” he said. told the public broadcaster.
Paakkanen also said Tuesday that temperatures are expected to remain below freezing until at least the weekend. More snow is expected.
“The predictability of these wet fronts decreases the further we look into the weather. Rain over the weekend could be heavy and in the form of water in southern regions,” he said. revealed.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT