Photo gallery – Polar cold in Northern Europe, in Sweden it reached -43 degrees
The polar cold is the great protagonist of this beginning of 2024 Northern Europe. There Sweden In fact, the lowest temperature in 25 years was recorded in January: -43.6 degrees Celsius in the far north of the country, at the Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka station. According to Mattias Lind, a member of the Swedish National Meteorological Agency SMHI, this is the “lowest temperature recorded in January.” Sweden Never experienced since 1999.” This year, -49 degrees were measured in the Scandinavian country, which corresponds to the historical record set in 1951.
Transport in chaos Although the entire Scandinavian region is used to very low temperatures, the recent cold snap has forced local bus companies to suspend operations, while the railway company “Vy” announced that it had suspended all trains running north of the city for several days Umea.
Record cold also in Finland, causing inconvenience for the population There are also disruptions to rail traffic in neighboring Finland, where a seasonal record of -38.7 degrees was measured in Lapland on Tuesday evening. In other parts of the country, such as the city of Tampere (southwest), water pipes have frozen, leaving around 300 people without running water, local media Yle reported.
Cold weather is also coming to Norway A strong cold wave is also expected in Norway this weekend. According to the Oslo Meteorological Institute, temperatures in the capital could drop to -27 degrees between Saturday and Sunday. The heavy snowfall has also caused some problems in the south of the country, where schools have been closed and flights canceled.