High winds blasted across south-western Finland Friday, cutting electricity to customers. The rare June storm peaked on Friday afternoon.
Record wind speeds have been clocked in southern maritime districts as a storm dubbed Aapeli causes widespread power cuts and train delays across Finland.
Gusty winds and precipitation began pounding Finland from the southwest on Wednesday morning.
Trees across the region were torn down by the stormy gusts, falling on houses, cars and power lines.
Train service between Hämeenlinna and Toijala was halted by a fallen tree, while some 13,000 households lost power.
More than 40,000 households faced blackouts overnight.
After several warm days, lightning bolts struck Finland about 16,000 times on Saturday. By evening, nearly 20,000 customers were without electricity. More trees may be felled as electrical storms move toward the Russian border.
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