Friday marks the 16th day this month that temperatures in Finland have breached the 25-degree Celsius mark, the country's official "heatwave" threshold.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) reported that a reading of over 25 degrees was recorded near the city of Turku in southwest Finland at about 10am on Friday morning.
This sets a new record for the number of heatwave days recorded during the month of May. The previous record was set in 2018, when the threshold was broken 14 times.
Mixed band of weather for weekend
The outlook for this coming weekend suggests it will remain largely warm and sunny across the country, although scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are also forecast.
The first Saturday of June is traditionally the school graduation day in Finland, and this year will be mostly celebrated in temperatures ranging from 29 degrees Celsius in the south to 21 degrees in Finnish Lapland.
However, rain showers are also possible throughout the country, as well as periods of overcast conditions. Thunderstorms are also likely during the afternoon, especially in Finnish Lapland.
On Sunday, the rain showers and thunderstorms will spread to southern and central regions.
Temperatures during the day on Sunday will be between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius in southern and central Finland, but a bit cooler further north, or between 15 and 20 degrees in Finnish Lapland.
The FMI has also issued a wildfire warning covering almost the entire country for this weekend, as well as a heatwave warning for southern and central areas.
The outlook for next week suggests milder temperatures of about 20 degrees Celsius.
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