The highest temperature of the heatwave, 31.7C, was measured at two locations, Ylitornio and Sodankylä, earlier this week.

The official home village of Father Christmas has been hit with a record-breaking heatwave, stoking fears that wildfires that ...

Home of Father Christmas sizzles in record heatwave - Lapland has been hit by an intense heatwave in the past fortnight with ...

The heatwave has left much of the country’s surface soil parched, prompting the Meteorological Institute to issue wildfire ...

Temperatures in Finnish Lapland have passed 30°C, prompting heatwave warnings and global media coverage. The Finnish ...

Finland is experiencing one of its longest recorded heatwaves, with 14 consecutive days above 25°C in Lapland and widespread ...

Widespread wildfires have erupted across Finland’s northern Lapland region in recent days, media reported on ...

Two helicopters from the Border Guard and a Finnish Defence Forces helicopter from Utti, near Kouvola, have been assisting in firefighting efforts and transporting equipment. In addition, numerous ...

Finland's heatwave will continue through to the end of the week, with temperatures expected to climb as high as 32 degrees Celsius in western Lapland, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute ...