Unbelievable May Day – It can get cold at times – 2024-05-02 11:32:35

The heat caressed May Day revelers in Helsinki’s Kansalaistor on May Day Eve. Pete Anikari

May Day has been the warmest for many years, Foreca says.

On May Day Eve, the highest temperature, 19.3 degrees, was measured in Helsinki’s Kumpula. The highest temperature on May Day, 18.6 degrees, was measured in Kankaanpää. In the south, 15 degrees were generally exceeded.

According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s road statistics, temperatures of 20 degrees were last experienced on May Day in 2008.

The last few holidays have been quite rough. On Corona Day 2020, the temperature remained below ten degrees throughout the country.

Koleus returns

After the warm May Day, we will return to colder weather, says Foreca.

The weather will become a little more unstable and the cloudiness will increase on Thursday. In the south, it is still possible to reach 15 degrees.

It is cooler in the east and north.

On Thursday, rain and sleet will initially spread to Lapland, on Friday to the eastern part of the country. In the east, the daytime temperature varies from five degrees in North Karelia to 10–15 degrees in South Savo, Foreca says.

In Lapland, the daytime temperatures at the end of the week are between 0 and 7 degrees.