July 2010 Hottest July Ever For Finland - New Mean, Peak Temperature Records - AFP

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Last month was the hottest July ever recorded in Finland, figures from the Nordic country's meteorological office showed Tuesday, with both the mean and peak temperatures reaching all time highs.

The new peak temperature of 37.2 degrees Celsius, recorded in the eastern town of Joensuu, beat the previous record of 35.9 degrees dating back to 1914. The highest mean temperature, of 23 degrees, was meanwhile recorded in the eastern city of Puumala.

"This was the hottest July ever in terms of mean temperatures," Pirkko Karlsson, an assistant meteorologist at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, told AFP.

"Usually, we consider it a heatwave if the peak temperature tops 25 degrees Celsius. A normal July might have 10 days like that, although in recent years, summers have been warmer," she said.

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