Overview
- Police reported that a man near the Kungsberget ski area died after being struck by a falling tree.
- Energy supplier Hemab said one of its employees was killed during an outdoor operation, with SVT reporting he was hit by a falling tree.
- More than half of Sweden was affected, with roughly 40,000 households without power, while outages also hit Norway and Finland.
- Transport was severely disrupted as numerous train services were canceled, Ritzau reported ferry cancellations, and flights were impaired by high winds.
- Finland saw over 120,000 homes lose power and briefly closed Kittilä airport after two aircraft slid off the runway, with no injuries reported.