Groundwater levels have been lower than the long-term average this summer. Finland’s Environmental Administration says that the situation is not alarming.
The level of groundwater was up to thirty centimetres lower than usual in July. The lowest levels were observed in central and eastern Finland.
Levels have fallen over the summer as usual, thanks to evaporation and water consumption. Rainfall has, however, lifted groundwater levels in some places.
If Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen win, it will mark Finland's second-ever Eurovision victory.
Sunshine will cover southern Finland on Sunday, but a precipitation system is headed to northern areas.
"One cannot say that we were 'caught with our pants down'," Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) said on Saturday morning.
