The Finnish Meteorological Institute reports record low temperatures recorded in the country, RT reports. According to the institute, on the night of January 5 at the weather station at Enontekiyo Airport the temperature dropped to -44.3°C. This is the absolute minimum in the entire history of weather observations in Finland in the 21st century. The previous cold record this century was recorded in December 2016 and was -43.7°C. Thus, the new temperature minimum exceeded the previous achievement by more than half a degree. Experts note an abnormally cold winter for the region this year.