Biggest Hazard
Finland is fairly lucky when it comes to Natural Hazards that it faces in its boarders. Out of the hazards covered this semester not many effect Finland directly. The biggest threat that Finland faces is extreme weather. Finland faces major winter storms that result in blizzards and snow in, as well as extreme cold. The coldest temperature recorded in Finland was -49 degrees Celsius which equates out to being -56 degrees in Fahrenheit. The cold weather starts in parts of the country in October and can be still on the ground until June, primarily in the north of the country but it can longer in the south as well. The normal snow time for the south is about December to March. Keeping one's self warm is the biggest challenge when it comes to these extreme cold snaps. They recommend always trying to drink warmer liquids when possible such as coffee and tea to keep one's self warm and not feel the effects of the cold as much. Other mitigation efforts the country uses is to weathe...