Icy roads linger in western Finland as temperatures fall

Slippery driving conditions are expected to continue in western Finland on Monday morning as the weather turns colder, Yle reports. The Finnish Meteorological Institute has issued a warning for potentially dangerous driving conditions in the west.

The week will be mostly dry. Northern Finland is expected to see frost, and temperatures across much of Lapland are forecast to stay below freezing during the day as the week progresses. In Sodankylä, temperatures are expected to drop clearly below zero by Tuesday.

Monday will be generally milder, with temperatures reaching around 5 degrees Celsius in much of the country and a couple of degrees higher along the coast. Cloud cover will be heaviest in the south and east. The evening is expected to be dry, with variable cloudiness.