List of extreme temperatures in Finland explained

Yearly Finnish temperature extremes

The table below lists the Finnish Meteorological Institute's data on annual extreme temperatures in Finland since 1961.^[1]

High temperatures

Year	Location	Temperature °C (°F)	Date
1961			July 14
1962			June 20
1963			August 2
1964	Kronoby		June 15
1965	Utti		July 21
1966			June 20
1967	Utti		August 3
1968			June 19
1969			August 1
1970	Kemi-Tornio Airport		July 20
1971			July 6
1972			July 8
1973			July 6
1974			June 18
1975			August 8
1976			August 14
1977			June 15
1978			August 1
1979			June 8
1980			July 31
1981			July 10
1982			July 16
1983	Kotka Sunila		July 10
1984	Utti		May 17
1985			August 10
1986	Lapinjärvi Ingermanninkylä		June 27
1987	Utsjoki Kevo		July 20
1988	Utsjoki Kevo		July 20
1989	Lapinjärvi Ingermanninkylä		July 9
1990	Utsjoki Kevo		June 25
1991	Lapinjärvi Ingermanninkylä		July 31
1992			July 17
1993	Lapinjärvi Ingermanninkylä		May 20
1994			July 28
1995	Ylämaa Ylijärvi		June 15
1996	Utti		August 21
1997			July 1
1998			June 16
1999			July 16
2000			July 19
2001			July 18
2002			August 13
2003	Mietoinen Saari		July 15
2004	Inari Sevettijärvi		July 3
2005	Inari Sevettijärvi		July 9
2006			July 8
2007			August 14
2008	Salo Kiikala airport		June 6
2009	Jämsä Lentoasemantie		July 4
2010			July 29^[2]
2011			June 10
2012			July 30
2013			June 26
2014	Pori Railway Station		August 4
2015	Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie		July 2
2016	Utsjoki Kevo		July 23
2017	Utsjoki Kevo		July 28
2018			July 18
2019			July 28^[3]
2020	Kankaanpää Niinisalo		June 25
2021	Heinola Asemantaus		July 15
2022	Utsjoki		June 29^[4]
2023	Rauma Pyynpää		August 7

Low temperatures

Year	Location	Temperature °C (°F)	Date
1961			February 6
1962			January 24
1963			December 19
1964	Sodankylä		January 26
1965			January 11
1966	Inari/Ivalo		February 1
1967			January 27
1968			January 12
1969	Taivalkoski kk		February 5
1970			February 16
1971			February 28
1972	Salla Tuntsa		March 10
1973			December 8
1974			January 29
1975			February 18
1976	Salla Naruskajärvi		February 1
1977	Kittilä Pokka		January 23
1978	Salla Naruskajärvi		January 27
1979	Salla Naruskajärvi		February 13
1980	Salla Naruskajärvi		January 26
1981	Kittilä Pokka		March 12
1982	Salla Naruskajärvi		January 1
1983	Salla Naruskajärvi		December 10
1984	Kittilä Pokka		January 25
1985	Salla Naruskajärvi		January 6
1986			December 20
1987	Salla Naruskajärvi		January 8
1988	Salla Naruskajärvi		December 22
1989			January 1
1990	Inari/Ivalo		January 11
1991	Salla Naruska		January 29
1992	Utsjoki Kevo		January 10
1993			January 15 and 20
1994	Salla Naruska		February 11
1995	Kittilä Pokka		December 29
1996			January 6
1997			February 10
1998	Sodankylä		February 17
1999	Kittilä Pokka		January 28^[5]
2000	Kuusamo Kiutaköngäs		December 27
2001			February 8
2002	Taivalkoski Fire Station		December 31
2003	Kuusamo Kiutaköngäs		January 7
2004	Salla Naruska		February 11
2005	Salla Naruska		January 29
2006	Kittilä Pokka		January 20
2007	Salla Naruska		February 6
2008	Kittilä Pokka		February 24
2009			February 7
2010			February 20
2011	Salla Naruska		February 18
2012			February 6
2013			December 9
2014			January 20
2015	Utsjoki Kevojärvi		January 11
2016	Muonio Kirkonkylä		January 7
2017	Muonio Kirkonkylä		January 5
2018	Utsjoki Kevo Kevojärvi		February 4
2019	Utsjoki Kevo Kevojärvi		February 5
2020	Utsjoki Kevo Kevojärvi		December 27
2021	Utsjoki Kevo Kevojärvi		February 20
2022	Enontekiö Airport		January 8
2023	Kittilä Airport		March 24

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lämpimin ja kylmin paikka vuosittain. fi. Finnish Meteorological Institute. 2023-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20230503140246/https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/lampimin-ja-kylmin-paikka-vuosittain. 2023-05-03.
2. Web site: 2010 – a year of weather extremes. Finnish Meteorological Institute. en. 2023-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504054636/https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/press-release/125205. 2023-05-04.
3. Web site: IS vieraili Suomen kuumimmassa kaupungissa: 33,7-asteisessa Porvoossa helle tuntui suorastaan hautovan paikoillaan – "Nyt on liian kuuma" . ‘IS visited the hottest city in Finland: Porvoo at 33,7 degrees. The heat seemed to stay put — “It’s too hot now” ’ . Havula . Pipsa . 2019-07-28 . Ilta-Sanomat . Sanoma . 2019-07-29 .
4. Web site: Utsjoki Weather in 2022. www.extremeweatherwatch.com. May 2, 2023.
5. Web site: Climate change in Finland. 2023-05-04. climateguide.fi. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504050221/https://www.climateguide.fi/articles/present-climate-30-year-mean-values. 2023-05-04.