August warmer than usual in Lapland, summer as a whole marked by a record heatwave and varying weather

According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s statistics, the average temperature in August varied between 12 and 17 degrees at most observation stations in Finland. In Lapland, August was warmer than usual, but in other parts of the country, the average temperature for the month was normal or lower than normal.

In August, there were eight days when temperatures exceeded 25 Celsius, which is one day less than average. In the southern and western parts of the country, there were 1 to 2 days less than usual with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees per observation station, while in Lapland, there were 2–4 more days with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees than usual. This was exceptionally high in some places.