A storm named Johannes hit the Nordic countries on Saturday after Christmas, killing one person and knocking out power to thousands of homes.
Forecasters say the storm, which downed trees, disrupted traffic and cut overhead power lines, is moving south and is likely to peak by Sunday night.
Storm has turned deadly in Sweden
One person died after a tree branch fell on him in Sweden’s central city of Sandviken, news agency TT reported.
The man was taken to hospital but died from his injuries, police spokesman Mats Lahn told AFP news agency.
SVT reported that tThe man was 50 years old and had Walking in a nature reserve near the Kungsberget ski resort.
One person was taken to hospital after treatment in Jarvsø The broadcaster said he was trapped under a metal roof that was blown off.
TT reported that more than 40,000 homes were without electricity and many rail services were cancelled.
Wind speeds close to hurricane strength were recorded in some parts of the country.
news outlet Aftonbladet Johannes is now moving south and will bring even stronger winds to the country on Saturday night, a forecaster was quoted as saying.
Thousands lost power across Finland
The storm, known as Hannes in Finland, created hazardous travel conditions with high winds and waves up to seven meters high Helsinki Times Informed.
More than 5,000 homes lost power early Saturday, with power outages across a wide area throughout the day, the newspaper said.
Public broadcaster Yale put the total number of households without electricity at 33,000.
Flights at Kittilä Airport in northern Finland were halted after heavy winds caused a passenger jet and a small plane to fall into a patch of snow off the runway, local media reported. There was no injury.
Many ferry and cruise routes were suspended due to dangerous sea conditions.
Local newspapers wrote that strong winds combined with snow had created whiteout conditions in many areas.
Northern Norway also faced disruption
In Norway’s Nordland region, emergency workers were pushed to their limits as fire departments responded to more than 200 weather-related incidents, broadcaster NKO reported.
The storm caused power loss to about 23,000 homes in the sparsely populated region of Nordland. An additional 9,000 people were without power in the inland area.
Many flights, rail and ferry services were canceled and roads were closed due to the storm conditions.
Edited by: Roshni Majumdar