Fintraffic's road traffic center urges motorists to allow more time than usual for commuting at the beginning of the week due to bad driving weather.
Driving weather will be bad weather throughout the country on Sunday, warns the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
In Varsinais-Suomi, Satakunta, Uusimaa and Kanta- and Päijät-Hämee, the driving weather turned bad already on Sunday afternoon.
Due to the cooling of the weather, the driving weather becomes bad starting in the afternoon also in other parts of the country, except for the northernmost Finland.
Pedestrians are warned of slippery conditions starting in the afternoon in Åland, Varsinais-Suomi, Satakunta and Ostrobothnia.
On Monday bad driving weather cannot be avoided in any corner of Finland. A snow flurry arrives in the country from the southwest, and it also rains in the southwest.
Due to snow flurries and the cooling of the weather, the driving weather will become very bad starting in the morning in Varsinais-Suomi, Uusimaa, Häme, Kymenlaakso and South Karelia. In the afternoon, the driving weather can be very bad also in Tornio and its surrounding areas.
Fintraffic road traffic center urges motorists to allow more time than usual for commuting at the beginning of the week due to bad driving weather. The Finnish Transport Agency reminds that the risks of traffic accidents increase when the driving conditions become slippery. Braking distances are long on slippery and slushy roads, so you should pay attention to safety distances and driving speed according to the weather.
With everyone On Monday, Finnish sea areas are warned of strong winds starting in the morning. A storm warning has been issued for other sea areas except Merenkurkku and Perämere.
In storm warning areas, with the exception of the Archipelago Sea, there is also a warning of strong waves, which can cause difficulties for maritime traffic.
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