Storm Johannes Batters Nordics, At Least One Dead in Sweden as Power Fails for Tens of Thousands

Overview

• Police in Gävleborg confirmed a man died after a tree fell on him near the Kungsberget ski area in central Sweden.
• Regional utility Hemab reported a second storm-related fatality involving one of its field employees in northern Sweden, with SVT indicating a fallen tree was involved.
• Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported more than 120,000 households without electricity in Finland, while Sweden’s TT cited over 40,000 homes affected there.
• Kittilä Airport in northern Finland suspended traffic after a passenger jet and a smaller aircraft veered off the runway in strong winds, with no injuries reported.
• Authorities warned of powerful gusts across large parts of northern Sweden as the storm swept Norway, Sweden and Finland, toppling trees and disrupting services.