Finland faces record warmth in 2024
Finland experienced an exceptionally warm year in 2024, with average temperatures across the country significantly above long-term norms, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The annual average temperature was 4.0 degrees Celsius, which is 1.1 degrees above the 1991–2020 average.
Northern Lapland saw the most pronounced warming, with temperatures rising 1.7 degrees above the historical average.