HELSINKI (AP) — People in northern Finland were swimming and paddling in rivers and lakes, enjoying the sun as a rare heat wave of record temperatures for May hit Lapland, making it one of the warmest regions in Europe. The Finnish Meteorological Institute says a record high 30.5 degrees Celsius (87 F) was reached in Utsjoki on Friday, the hottest ever recorded in May since official measurements in the Arctic region began some 50 years ago. Cheuk Pong Chin, a tourist from Honk Kong, said he was disappointed because he had "really wanted to experience cold and snow in Lapland." The hot weather was forecast to continue over the weekend in Lapland, an area which covers about a third of Finland, some 800 to 1,300 kilometers (500-800 miles) north of the capital, Helsinki.