Finland sees longest period of temperatures above 30°C

Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute has said.

As Parikkala in eastern Finland hit 30.3C before midday, this meant that temperatures have now soared to 30C in parts of the country 14 days in a row, breaking the previous record of 13 consecutive days from June and July 1972.

"This is the longest period of consecutive days with temperatures exceeding 30C since records began in 1961," the institute wrote on X.

The Nordic country is currently in the midst of a period of warm weather that the institute has described as "exceptionally long" in places.