A lack of snow in Finland's far north has disappointed tourists and snowmobile safari operators alike.
Temperatures reached a high of 11.2 degrees Celsius in Kilpisjärvi on Friday, compared to a high of -1.7 degrees on the same day last year.
Powder on the ground is nearly one meter deep in some parts of Finland's northernmost region.
August 29th was the latest date ever recorded for an over-25-degree day in Finnish Lapland.
There are no records to indicate the last time there was such a radical temperature change in a 24-hour period.
Ice cover over Finlands sea areas is very low. Experts warn that the ice is now very thin over sea, and with spring slowly arriving, the situation is not likely to improve.
Herders are struggling to find thousands of reindeer that have run away in search of food. "We are driving for hours and hours to locate our reindeers and to herd them back, but it has been very difficult in these wintry conditions. So, we are also using helicopters and this is very unusual - and very expensive too."
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