Overview
- Flights at Kittilä Airport were canceled on Sunday after temperatures hit about minus 37C, leaving thousands of tourists stranded as Finland’s meteorological service forecast near minus 40C on Monday.
- Airlines scheduled Monday afternoon departures to Manchester and London for stranded British travelers, with the Met Office expecting temperatures around minus 28C at that time.
- Deutsche Bahn suspended long‑distance services in northern Germany, and passengers faced continued delays and cancellations through Sunday after heavy snowfall.
- Authorities in North Rhine‑Westphalia ordered all schools closed on Monday with classes moved online due to expected icy roads.
- Officials in Estonia and Lithuania urged drivers to postpone nonessential trips and Latvia issued a snow alert, while Storm Goretti earlier cut power to about 320,000 homes in northwest France.