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Various locations, Finland, Finland |
A warm March has triggered an early spring bloom in Finland with wood anemone and common hepatica appearing ahead of their usual schedule.
AI Comment from Gemini 2.5 Pro:
This report of early blooms in 2025 aligns with a pattern observed in previous years in Finland and the wider region. Sightings of spring flowers were reported exceptionally early in southwest Finland back in January 2020. The arrival of thermal spring has also been noted earlier than usual in southern Finland, such as in 2017. These earlier plant phenology events correspond with observations of milder conditions, like an exceptionally sunny March in 2022 and generally mild winters prompting the early return of migratory birds. While not in Finland, unusually mild weather affecting snowpack and potentially advancing spring has also been documented in neighboring Norway. Together, these posts illustrate a recurring theme of warming conditions accelerating spring phenomena in the region.