Record heat grips Finland with storms in the southwest
Temperatures across Finland rose above 30°C on Monday, breaking the national summer record for the second consecutive day. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) reported a high of 31.6°C in Kaskinen, Ostrobothnia, on Monday afternoon.
The extreme heat follows a cooler and wetter start to the summer. Sunday’s previous high of 31.5°C, also recorded in Kaskinen, lasted less than 24 hours before being surpassed.