O=C=O<p>Wildfires continue to burn across Lapland</p><p>Recent <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/thunderstorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thunderstorms</span></a> have also sparked several <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a> across the dry landscape, rescue officials say.</p><p>Over the weekend, the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Lapland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lapland</span></a> Rescue Department responded to multiple <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a>. Approximately 30 hectares are burning in <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SiikaK%C3%A4m%C3%A4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiikaKämä</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Ranua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ranua</span></a> and about 15 hectares in <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Mykr%C3%A4suo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mykräsuo</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Posio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Posio</span></a>. Both fires began on Saturday.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighting</span></a> efforts in Ranua are expected to continue for several more days. Dozens of people have been involved in extinguishing the fires, supported by helicopters from the Border Guard and Defence Forces.</p><p>Smaller wildfires were also reported in Posio, Ranua, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Tervola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tervola</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Kittil%C3%A4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kittilä</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Salla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Salla</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Ivalo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ivalo</span></a>, and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Savukoski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Savukoski</span></a>, where a thunderstorm front sparked several blazes.</p><p>Last week, multiple wildfires broke out across Finnish <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Lapland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lapland</span></a>, including in <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Savukoski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Savukoski</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Utsjoki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Utsjoki</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Pello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pello</span></a>, and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Kemij%C3%A4rvi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kemijärvi</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2025/08/04/wildfires-continue-to-burn-across-lapland/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/20</span><span class="invisible">25/08/04/wildfires-continue-to-burn-across-lapland/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a></p>