The meteorological outlook for the coming week suggests that daytime high temperatures will rise to 20 degrees Celsius across many parts of Finland as a warm weather front moves in.
"It already looks like 18 degrees Celsius in central Finland on Tuesday and Wednesday," Yle meteorologist Anne Borgström explained. "On Thursday, we're looking at 20 degrees in the west and the same on Friday in the south."
Although the prognosis looks promising for much of the country, conditions will be cloudier and cooler in Finnish Lapland.
"In addition, the southern and western coasts will be noticeably cooler when the wind is blowing in from the sea. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be quite windy days on the west coast," Borgström said.
Temperatures will also drop dramatically overnight on Monday, to below freezing in Lapland and near freezing in the south and west, but nights will also get warmer as the week progresses.
Pollen levels rising
The cold weather of the last few days has felt particularly severe, especially as April was unusually warm, sunny and dry.
Weather conditions however turned much colder around May Day, with many parts of the country seeing sleet and even snowfall.
"After that it was colder than normal, but now we are back to warmer than normal temperatures," Borgström noted.
As temperatures rise, so too do pollen counts. In particular, birch pollen is expected to be especially abundant in southern and central of the country this week.
Finland's pollen situation can be seen at University of Turku's pollen information service.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has also issued a brush fire warning for central and western areas, noting that the risks are higher due to dry ground conditions.
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