Public flood information

In addition to customary public information channels, e.g. press releases, processed and clear flood information is given by a new public Public flood information. Up-to-date thematic runoff map indicates the areas where flood in forecasted to occur. The Public flood information includes:

• water level and discharge observed and forecast, hazard limits
• static flood extents
• real-time and dynamic flood extents if available (satellite images, flood extents derived from satellite images, flood extent simulated using model and DEM)
• flood warnings

General information

• Flood mapping
• Flood Maps and Satellite, Case Study Kittilä
  paper (PDF 1,2 MB), poster (PDF 2,6 MB)
• Satellite images (in Finnish)

Project concerning flood mapping is ongoing and therefore maps presented in this service are only indicative and they should not be used for civil protection or any other purposes.

FloodMan (Contract: EVG1 - CT - 2002 - 00085)