Nordic Winter Storm Kills Three in Sweden, Cuts Power to Tens of Thousands

Overview

• Swedish police reported a third death on Sunday, a 60-year-old struck by a falling tree in Hofors, after earlier fatalities near Kungsberget and in a field accident reported by utility Hemab.
• More than 85,000 homes in Finland and at least 40,000 in Sweden remained without electricity on Sunday, according to Yle and TT.
• The storm, called Johannes in Sweden and Hannes in Finland, brought hurricane-force gusts and waves up to seven meters, prompting widespread travel warnings.
• Air traffic at Kittilä in northern Finland was halted when strong winds pushed a passenger jet and a smaller aircraft off the runway, with no injuries reported.
• Norway’s Nordland region logged more than 200 weather-related call-outs as ferries, rail services and roads were suspended in multiple areas.