Extreme forest fire risk in Skellefteå

The fire risk is great or extreme in Skellefteå according to information from SMHI.

The fire risk is great or extreme within the purple area. Source: SMHI

The fire risk is great or extreme within the purple area. Source: SMHI

Foto: Victor Svenfelt

Skellefteå2023-07-12 13:40

This concerns an area encompassing the majority of middle and northern Norrland. The warnings apply July 12 and 13. 

The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) encourages people to be very cautious when lighting fires outdoors, in order to avoid fires breaking out in the dry forests.