Finnish Skyfora raises €6.5M to turn GNSS telecom into real-time weather sensors

By Tracy CozzensPublished June 9, 2026

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Skyfora, a Finnish weather data company building a new global data layer for weather and AI, has raised €6.5 million to transform GNSS telecom infrastructure into a real-time atmospheric sensing network.

The funding comes as demand for high-resolution weather data surges, driven by AI forecasting models, climate volatility, and the growing need for weather-resilient operations.

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