Overview
- More than 120,000 households in Finland and about 40,000 in Sweden lost electricity, with outages also reported in Norway.
- A man near the Kungsberget ski area died after being struck by a falling tree, and a Hemab utility worker was killed during a field call.
- Authorities and broadcasters reported severe transport disruption, with numerous train cancellations and ferry difficulties.
- In northern Finland, Kittilä airport temporarily halted operations after two aircraft slid off the runway in strong gusts, and no injuries were reported.
- Sweden recorded wind gusts comparable to hurricane strength, and TT reported that over half the country was affected.