Image: Juha Mäntykenttä / Yle

The mix of snow and sleet soon melted away during the morning hours, except on the heights of Halti fell, which is the highest point in the country.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute is forecasting more sleet and snow overnight for the far north of Lapland.

According to the Institute's definition, "first snowfall" requires at least one centimetre of snow be recorded during official morning measurements.