The temporal and spatial distribution of reported cases corresponded closely with a highly anomalous heat wave in northern Finland and Sweden during July and August 2014, where SSTs in the northern Baltic exceeded all known long-term climatic and oceanographic records.

Our partner, the Finish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has issued a warning for forest fire due to the dry terrain and temperatures that in some part of the country will exceed the 30C, a temperature far above normal compared to statistics between 1961 and 1990. Sunny weather and temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius or more will prevail in Finland this week. In southern Finland, the mean length of a heat wave where the 20 °C daily mean temperature is exceeded is 6.1 days in the historical simulations but increases to 9.4 days in the RCP4.5 simulations. While heat began to ease in Finland on Saturday, the ridge was merely shifting west back into Russia, sending the city of Murmansk -- well inside the Arctic Circle -- into the 30s as well. Heat waves are also longer in the RCP4.5 simulations than in the historical simulations. Finland: Last summer's heat wave increased the mortality of seniors. 27 Mar 2019, Finland - gov. Heat Wave Beginning This Week May Break All-Time Temperature Record for … June heat wave hits Northern Europe Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 at 09:34 — Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2019 at …
Finland is experiencing an unusual rise of temperature higher than the normal level for this time of the year. According to new data, Finland's extended heat wave of last summer caused around 380 premature deaths among seniors, with daily mortality growing by an average of 14 percent during the heat wave.
After roasting the UK and Netherlands, the heat wave is expected to settle over Scandanavia, potentially bringing temperatures up to around 95 F (35 C) in Finland, where Rantanen lives.