Hurricane strikes Finland, leaving nearly 16,000 homes without power

Finland experienced a hurricane that resulted in significant damage, marking the first instance in many years where two high-voltage power line supports were destroyed.

Nearly 16,000 households were left without electricity following the incident, Caliber.Az reports per Russian media.

The hurricane caused the collapse of two 400 kV transmission towers in the western province of Satakunta, an unprecedented event in the country’s history.

According to Fingrid spokesperson Arto Pahkin, the toppled power lines fell onto a nearby road, and repairs are expected to take approximately a week.

As of 2:00 PM, a total of 15,915 households remained without power, according to reports from the country’s power grid companies. Areas affected include the Varsinais-Suomi region, parts of Satakunta and Pohjanmaa provinces, with extensive outages reported in Häme.

According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, western Finland experienced hurricane-level winds for the first time on November 1, with gusts reaching 33.5 m/s in the town of Rauma that evening. Meteorologist Tuomo Bergman has warned that a new powerful cyclone is expected to arrive in Finland on November 2. This upcoming storm is projected to follow a similar path to the previous one, raising the possibility of another hurricane event.

By Vafa Guliyeva