Located in Lapland, Utsjoki broke the record for this summer’s highest temperature to date with a reading of +29.1 Celsius.
The warm weather is set to continue throughout the country.
In northern regions, it will be sunny and warm, with temperatures up to +30 degrees Celsius. Along the West Coast the mercury will stay above +25 degrees Celsius.
Thunderstorms are in store for late Saturday afternoon and early evening, as are heavy rain showers on Sunday for western and central regions.