In 2024, Finland experienced an unusually warm year with an average temperature of 4.0°C, 1.1°C above the long-term average. Northern Lapland saw the highest deviations at 1.7°C above the average.
Central Finland is expected to experience winter temperatures approximately 10 degrees Celsius higher than average due to a warm front influenced by Atlantic low pressure and Central European winds.
This autumn was unusually warm across Finland, with the Finnish Meteorological Institute noting it was the fourth mildest in history.
Temperatures reached a high of 11.2 degrees Celsius in Kilpisjärvi on Friday, compared to a high of -1.7 degrees on the same day last year.
Northern Finland experienced unprecedented June temperatures and abnormal rainfall, deviating significantly from historical weather patterns.
Temperatures in Finland last month were between 1.5 and 3.5 degrees Celsius warmer than normal in most parts of the country.
May was also exceptionally dry in many areas. According to the FMI, Savukoski, a village in eastern Lapland, recorded the most rainfall last month with 59.4 millimeters.
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