Finland is heading into a cooler and wetter spell after a warmer-than-average June that brought more heatwave days than usual. Forecasters expect showers and thunderstorms across much of the country through the first half of July, although sunny intervals will still develop between weather systems.<\/p>\n
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The hot weather that closed June is giving way to a more unsettled pattern as low-pressure systems move across Northern Europe.<\/p>\n
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According to the Foreca weather blog and the latest monthly outlook from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), temperatures will return closer to seasonal levels while showers become more frequent during the coming days.<\/p>\n
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The warmest temperature recorded during June reached 29.5\u00b0C at the K\u00e4rkk\u00e4 observation station in Salo on 29 June. That marked the highest reading of the month before cooler air began spreading into Finland from the northwest.<\/p>\n
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Meteorologist Anna Latvala\u00a0writes that the first days of July will bring a mix of sunshine, cloud and localised rain. Thunderstorms are expected in many areas, particularly from Thursday onwards, with brief heavy downpours and strong wind gusts possible beneath storm cells.<\/p>\n
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The weather is expected to remain changeable through the weekend.<\/p>\n
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Daytime temperatures will generally range between 15\u00b0C and 20\u00b0C across much of the country. Areas that enjoy longer spells of sunshine could still rise above 20\u00b0C, while southern Finland is expected to remain warmer than the far north.<\/p>\n
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Night-time temperatures are forecast to fall to between 12\u00b0C and 17\u00b0C in the south, 10\u00b0C to 15\u00b0C in central Finland and as low as 5\u00b0C in northern parts of the country.<\/p>\n
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Thursday’s forecast includes rain moving across southern and southeastern Finland before spreading northeast. Elsewhere, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected, while Lapland is likely to see fewer showers than other regions.<\/p>\n
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The unsettled conditions are forecast to continue on Friday and through the weekend, with showers developing during the day across many regions. Western and northern Finland are expected to experience the highest chance of rainfall.<\/p>\n
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The broader monthly forecast points to a continuation of this pattern during the week beginning 6 July.<\/p>\n
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According to ECMWF guidance, southern and central Finland could experience slightly cooler-than-average conditions during that week, while temperatures in northern Finland are expected to remain close to seasonal norms. Rainfall is forecast to remain at or above average, especially across eastern parts of the country.<\/p>\n
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While Finland cools, much of southern and central Europe is expected to remain significantly warmer.<\/p>\n
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The ECMWF outlook indicates temperatures reaching 40\u00b0C or higher in parts of inland Spain and Portugal during the coming days. Heat is also expected across large parts of western and central Europe, although eastern parts of the continent are forecast to cool later in the week after an earlier spell of extreme temperatures.<\/p>\n
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The shift follows a warm June across Finland.<\/p>\n
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According to statistics published by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, average temperatures during June were 1\u00b0C to 2\u00b0C above the long-term average across most of the country. Parts of northern Lapland and the southwest archipelago experienced conditions classified as exceptionally warm for the time of year.<\/p>\n
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Finland recorded 13 heatwave days during June, compared with the long-term average of eight. A heatwave day is recorded when temperatures reach at least 25.1\u00b0C somewhere in the country.<\/p>\n
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The month’s lowest temperature was minus 2.5\u00b0C, recorded at Lompolonvuoma in Kittil\u00e4 on 2 June.<\/p>\n
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Despite the warm month, thunderstorm activity remained well below normal.<\/p>\n
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The Finnish Meteorological Institute detected about 6,400 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes during June. The long-term average for the month between 2002 and 2025 is around 17,600 strikes.<\/p>\n
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Sunshine totals also fell below average across most parts of Finland, with observation stations recording between 200 and 270 hours of sunshine during the month.<\/p>\n
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