Finland Weather Records in 2026

2,105 weather records set or tied in Finland in 2026, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for Finland in 2026

2,105 weather records were set or tied in Finland in 2026.
1,342 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
2,824 records set in 2026 still stand in Finland.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Finland, cold squares more lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Finland in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-01	12 more record lows than highs
2026-01-02	3 more record lows than highs
2026-01-03	4 more record lows than highs
2026-01-04	2 more record lows than highs
2026-01-05	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-08	14 more record lows than highs
2026-01-09	25 more record lows than highs
2026-01-10	29 more record lows than highs
2026-01-11	21 more record lows than highs
2026-01-12	2 more record lows than highs
2026-01-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-24	3 more record lows than highs
2026-01-29	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-30	5 more record lows than highs
2026-01-31	13 more record lows than highs
2026-02-01	13 more record lows than highs
2026-02-02	8 more record lows than highs
2026-02-03	3 more record lows than highs
2026-02-06	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-12	5 more record lows than highs
2026-02-13	13 more record lows than highs
2026-02-14	7 more record lows than highs
2026-02-15	3 more record lows than highs
2026-02-18	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-26	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-28	21 more record highs than lows
2026-03-04	23 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	23 more record highs than lows
2026-03-06	28 more record highs than lows
2026-03-07	20 more record highs than lows
2026-03-08	7 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-10	8 more record highs than lows
2026-03-11	18 more record highs than lows
2026-03-12	53 more record highs than lows
2026-03-13	43 more record highs than lows
2026-03-14	92 more record highs than lows
2026-03-15	59 more record highs than lows
2026-03-16	7 more record highs than lows
2026-03-17	16 more record highs than lows
2026-03-18	28 more record highs than lows
2026-03-19	46 more record highs than lows
2026-03-21	39 more record highs than lows
2026-03-22	73 more record highs than lows
2026-03-23	53 more record highs than lows
2026-03-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-25	12 more record highs than lows
2026-03-26	59 more record highs than lows
2026-03-27	11 more record highs than lows
2026-03-29	4 more record highs than lows
2026-03-31	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-01	10 more record highs than lows
2026-04-02	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-03	6 more record highs than lows
2026-04-04	6 more record highs than lows
2026-04-05	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-06	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-07	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-10	6 more record highs than lows
2026-04-11	40 more record highs than lows
2026-04-12	38 more record highs than lows
2026-04-13	41 more record highs than lows
2026-04-14	59 more record highs than lows
2026-04-15	42 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	14 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	31 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	7 more record highs than lows
2026-04-22	9 more record highs than lows
2026-04-28	4 more record lows than highs
2026-04-30	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-01	9 more record highs than lows
2026-05-02	16 more record highs than lows
2026-05-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-07	6 more record lows than highs
2026-05-08	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-09	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-10	3 more record highs than lows
2026-05-11	4 more record highs than lows
2026-05-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-13	5 more record highs than lows
2026-05-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-19	6 more record highs than lows
2026-05-20	19 more record highs than lows
2026-05-21	13 more record highs than lows
2026-05-22	9 more record highs than lows
2026-05-23	3 more record highs than lows
2026-05-24	4 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-29	2 more record lows than highs
2026-06-04	8 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	21 more record highs than lows
2026-06-06	19 more record highs than lows
2026-06-07	18 more record highs than lows
2026-06-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-10	18 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-19	3 more record lows than highs
2026-06-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-21	16 more record highs than lows
2026-06-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-29	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-30	7 more record highs than lows
2026-07-06	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-07	3 more record lows than highs
2026-07-11	7 more record highs than lows
2026-07-12	11 more record highs than lows
2026-07-13	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-14	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-19	8 more record lows than highs
2026-07-20	13 more record lows than highs
2026-07-21	19 more record lows than highs
2026-07-22	18 more record lows than highs
2026-07-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-24	9 more record lows than highs
2026-07-25	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-27	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-28	4 more record lows than highs
2026-07-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-01	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	7 more record lows than highs
2026-08-06	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-07	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-08	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-09	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-11	4 more record lows than highs
2026-08-12	8 more record lows than highs
2026-08-13	11 more record lows than highs
2026-08-14	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-27	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-28	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-30	11 more record highs than lows
2026-08-31	14 more record highs than lows
2026-09-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-06	3 more record lows than highs
2026-09-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-29	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-02	3 more record highs than lows
2026-10-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-10-04	1 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

2026 outlined

Records set or tied in Finland each year from 1938 to 2026, stacked by type. 2026 had 2,105.

Weather records per year in Finland, stacked by type, 2026 outlined
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
1938	26	1	35	1	12	0	75
1939	5	7	6	4	12	0	34
1940	5	10	8	10	9	0	42
1941	16	13	5	23	3	0	60
1942	4	14	4	5	11	0	38
1943	8	1	12	2	14	0	37
1944	2	2	6	7	7	0	24
1945	12	6	1	5	3	0	27
1946	10	3	8	1	7	0	29
1947	1	4	8	3	11	0	27
1948	16	5	19	4	12	0	56
1949	11	3	19	11	11	0	55
1950	5	5	12	5	5	0	32
1951	3	9	15	6	13	0	46
1952	3	12	1	7	9	0	32
1953	14	2	13	3	8	0	40
1954	5	1	6	0	8	0	20
1955	4	12	1	10	7	0	34
1956	3	16	2	13	3	0	37
1957	3	8	5	1	9	0	26
1958	5	8	5	10	3	0	31
1959	12	4	18	9	8	0	51
1960	6	4	11	3	5	0	29
1961	13	1	18	1	11	0	44
1962	2	6	3	7	5	0	23
1963	11	9	14	6	6	0	46
1964	4	4	9	1	3	0	21
1965	3	9	5	5	8	0	30
1966	2	11	6	12	2	0	33
1967	6	1	14	1	4	0	26
1968	6	20	4	18	4	0	52
1969	2	0	3	3	1	0	9
1970	4	4	4	0	4	0	16
1971	5	10	4	8	4	0	31
1972	18	0	13	1	3	0	35
1973	3	11	5	9	6	0	34
1974	9	0	5	1	6	0	21
1975	14	5	11	2	6	0	38
1976	4	6	4	3	6	0	23
1977	2	7	1	4	8	0	22
1978	0	9	0	6	7	0	22
1979	0	3	6	4	4	0	17
1980	3	3	4	4	7	0	21
1981	17	22	16	22	51	0	128
1982	87	72	111	61	24	0	355
1983	89	27	121	44	37	0	318
1984	68	30	95	24	32	0	249
1985	35	129	29	108	37	0	338
1986	90	66	98	41	28	0	323
1987	20	155	38	112	28	0	353
1988	66	48	146	43	28	0	331
1989	1,760	262	2,489	387	1,293	0	6,191
1990	1,655	277	1,966	252	1,084	0	5,234
1991	860	275	1,130	212	1,187	0	3,664
1992	1,186	1,407	1,129	855	1,306	0	5,883
1993	1,054	507	632	636	1,081	0	3,910
1994	754	356	700	535	1,172	0	3,517
1995	812	540	1,371	672	2,620	0	6,015
1996	916	388	736	434	2,666	0	5,140
1997	1,452	135	999	398	2,716	0	5,700
1998	815	716	845	527	3,677	0	6,580
1999	1,281	403	1,231	643	3,403	0	6,961
2000	1,651	126	2,085	146	3,685	0	7,693
2001	953	431	1,101	329	3,185	0	5,999
2002	1,455	693	1,347	741	2,811	0	7,047
2003	1,156	600	1,001	511	2,728	0	5,996
2004	774	106	772	154	2,821	0	4,627
2005	1,498	71	1,453	110	2,481	0	5,613
2006	1,922	442	1,682	466	2,422	0	6,934
2007	1,820	264	1,378	249	2,909	0	6,620
2008	564	259	744	213	2,619	0	4,399
2009	363	234	448	204	864	0	2,113
2010	800	436	1,116	320	1,161	0	3,833
2011	1,053	144	955	236	1,343	0	3,731
2012	273	271	415	279	1,516	0	2,754
2013	826	71	1,121	219	1,039	2	3,278
2014	1,287	259	1,261	237	1,012	0	4,056
2015	1,118	46	994	144	1,288	8	3,598
2016	310	215	650	145	1,144	9	2,473
2017	303	272	162	250	1,014	0	2,001
2018	1,440	58	1,181	158	731	3	3,571
2019	1,022	290	802	258	1,004	17	3,393
2020	1,480	62	1,626	52	1,157	33	4,410
2021	988	226	853	192	995	0	3,254
2022	1,095	30	849	90	924	0	2,988
2023	908	330	1,049	416	983	22	3,708
2024	2,105	617	1,926	369	1,014	0	6,031
2025	2,104	161	2,025	131	706	1	5,128
2026	586	171	756	171	421	0	2,105

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Finland: 1930s 5.6 to 1, 1940s 1.3 to 1, 1950s 1.0 to 1, 1960s 1.2 to 1, 1970s 1.2 to 1, 1980s 3.2 to 1, 1990s 2.1 to 1, 2000s 3.8 to 1, 2010s 4.0 to 1, 2020s 6.1 to 1.

Record highs per record low in Finland, by decade
Decade	Highs per low
1930s	5.62 to 1
1940s	1.33 to 1
1950s	0.97 to 1
1960s	1.17 to 1
1970s	1.20 to 1
1980s	3.24 to 1
1990s	2.13 to 1
2000s	3.83 to 1
2010s	3.98 to 1
2020s	6.11 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2026: 2,824

Records still standing in Finland by the year they were set. 2,824 of them were set in 2026.

Standing records in Finland by the year they were set, 2026 highlighted
Year set	Standing records
1908	22
1909	15
1910	19
1911	17
1912	44
1913	10
1914	15
1915	22
1916	20
1917	45
1918	19
1919	11
1920	9
1921	26
1922	7
1923	15
1924	12
1925	14
1926	19
1927	15
1928	10
1929	28
1930	15
1931	15
1932	18
1933	15
1934	14
1935	12
1936	19
1937	16
1938	16
1939	9
1940	9
1941	28
1942	12
1943	8
1944	1
1945	10
1946	6
1947	9
1948	22
1949	19
1950	9
1951	68
1952	183
1953	122
1954	61
1955	256
1956	266
1957	168
1958	173
1959	2,835
1960	2,523
1961	3,031
1962	3,567
1963	3,764
1964	2,312
1965	5,419
1966	6,936
1967	5,365
1968	7,156
1969	4,987
1970	5,181
1971	6,076
1972	7,245
1973	8,245
1974	6,458
1975	6,748
1976	5,484
1977	8,519
1978	7,393
1979	6,648
1980	6,863
1981	8,421
1982	7,081
1983	7,944
1984	7,268
1985	8,000
1986	7,261
1987	8,675
1988	7,900
1989	8,286
1990	8,040
1991	6,280
1992	10,056
1993	7,805
1994	6,803
1995	8,662
1996	7,328
1997	8,386
1998	10,241
1999	9,405
2000	8,911
2001	8,218
2002	10,436
2003	8,218
2004	6,289
2005	7,452
2006	10,500
2007	8,123
2008	6,308
2009	3,744
2010	7,144
2011	6,165
2012	4,537
2013	5,309
2014	6,984
2015	5,952
2016	4,612
2017	4,322
2018	6,705
2019	6,547
2020	8,257
2021	6,300
2022	5,966
2023	5,873
2024	8,906
2025	8,567
2026	2,824

Record Map for 2026

500 stations

The 500 highest significance station records of 2026 in Finland, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Finland in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Juupajoki Hyytiala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Virolahti Koivuniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nokia Tottijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kotka Rankki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pielavesi Venetmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Apukka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alavus Sulkavankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joensuu Pyhaselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seinajoki Pelmaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kotka Rankki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salla Kelloselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lapinlahti Lamminkayra	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Multia Pirttipera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utajarvi Sarkijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaala Pelso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ahtari Myllymaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poytya Ylane	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kolari Kattilamaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Kevo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utajarvi Sarkijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Sarakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huittinen Sallila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karvia Alkkia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enontekio Nakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turku Turun Lentoasema	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Riimala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Multia Pirttipera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poytya Ylane	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ahtari Myllymaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Multia Pirttipera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puolanka Kotila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).