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Sunshine and rain in store for graduation day

With graduation ceremonies set for Saturday, many people in Finland are closely monitoring the weather forecast.

Sininen taivas aurinko ja pilviä.
Aurinko paistaa pilvien lomasta. Image: Esko Jämsä / AOP
  • Yle News

One of the main graduation days in Finland, Saturday 1 June, will see unsettled weather, according to Yle meteorologist Matti Huutonen.

In southern and central Finland the weather will be dry and sunny on Saturday, with clouds and rain showers arriving later in the day.

"In the afternoon around 3:00pm rain clouds will hover above Åland and the outer archipelago. By 6:00pm the zone of precipitation will reach western Finland," forecasts Huutonen.

Country's driest spots will be in the north

Northern Ostrobothnia and Western Lapland will be Finland’s driest places.

By 9:00pm on Saturday evening showers are expected to hit western and central regions, with southeastern Finland and North Karelia to follow later during the night.

"Graduation caps will definitely get wet (in eastern Finland)," predicts Huutonen.

In Northern Lapland on Saturday it will be rainy all day and southern Lapland may see showers in the morning. Meanwhile, southern Lapland and Northern Ostrobothnia will be spared the evening's showers.