Finland and Sweden recorded the coldest temperatures of the winter on Tuesday, when thermometers dropped to minus degrees Celsius as a cold snap gripped the Nordic region.
Cold and snow disrupted shipping across the region, including in Norway, where a southern main road closed due to weather conditions and ferry lines suspended operations. Swedish rail operators said the bloody creak had caused major disruption to rail traffic in the northern Arctic.
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Nikkaluokta, a small village inhabited by indigenous Sami people in northern Sweden, recorded a temperature of minus 41.6 degrees C early Tuesday, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported.
“It’s the coldest temperature we have had so far this winter, and it will continue to be quite cold weather in the north,” SVT meteorologist Nils Holmqvist said.
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute reported temperatures of minus 30 C in several locations in northern Sweden, and issued a warning for snow and wind for central and southern Sweden. Its second-highest warning applies from midnight into Wednesday.
In neighbouring Finland, this winter’s record temperature was recorded in the northwestern city of Ylivieska, where temperatures dropped to -37. 8°C early on Tuesday, with forecasters saying temperatures would be below -40°C in parts of the country during the week.
Temperatures between -15 and -20°C are expected in the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
In the southern Norway town of Arendal, officials said schools would be closed Wednesday because it wasn’t possible to clear the sidewalks in time for children to get to school.
Several ferry companies in the region have canceled crossings, adding those from southern Norway to Denmark, where a key bridge was closed to cars with light trailers due to high winds, Danish officials said.
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