This Mother's Day Sunday has been spent in warm, sunny conditions all across Finland, Yle meteorologist Joonas Koskela says. The highest measured temperature so far this year was also clocked on Sunday, at 24.4 degrees Celsius in Mäntsälä.
But temperatures will start dropping as next week rolls around.
"It'll still be sunny tomorrow in southern and central parts," Koskela promises. "Some showers may occur in Northern Lapland, and Tuesday's low pressure front will bring in rains more generally. It'll be wettest in and around Northern Ostrobothnia and Southern Lapland."
The balmy, 20-something-degree temperatures that have been lathering the south will be breaking by Wednesday.
"The low pressure front will move over Finland to the east, causing a cold snap all across Southern Finland. Temperatures will fall to around 15 degrees Celcius," Koskela predicts.
Lapland temperatures will be far lower at 5 degrees, but no snowfall is expected.
"Finland one of the best places"
This weekend has also been warm in northern parts of Central Europe such as in Germany and France, says Koskela. The UK has also come close to summertime climes.
"Then again, Spain for instance has had a windy bout of hard rains," Koskela says. "Finland has been one of the best places in terms of warm weather the last few days."
