Trains cancelled as temperatures hit -44 in northern Sweden
- Extreme cold has hit the north of Sweden, with temperatures reaching lower than -40 degrees Celsius in some areas.
- On Tuesday, train company VY announced that all departures north of Umeå were cancelled until Thursday for safety reasons, due to the cold weather.
- We spoke to reporter Turi Wennberg from Swedish Radio’s local P4 Norrbotten channel, who was not phased by the chilly weather: ”I’m not afraid of the cold, I ride my bike back home like every other day.”
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