The winter storm in Sweden took the lives of two people. The cold storm Johannes, swept across Nordic countries, causing travel disruption and power shortages.
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute issued alerts for strong winds for large parts of the northern half of the country as Storm Johannes hit.
One man in his 50s died after being struck by a tree in the Kungsberget ski resort in the country's south, local media and police reported; while regional utility company, Hemab, said that one of its employees died in an accident "in the field".
Houses in Sweden, Norway, and Finland have been left without power as there is no electricity due to the cold storm. About thousands of households are reported to have no power supply.
In Sweden, more than 40,000 homes were affected by power outages and numerous rail services were cancelled, Swedish news agency TT reported.
The power outage led to the cancellation of several flights, rain, and ferry services across most parts of the Nordic nations.
In Norway's Nordland region, one of the most northerly counties in the country, the fire department responded to more than 200 weather‑related incidents, broadcaster NRK reported.
Flights at Kittila airport in northern Finland were grounded after heavy winds pushed a passenger jet and a smaller plane off the runway and into a bank of snow, the Helsinki Times reported.
The Swiss Air jet, carrying about 150 passengers, had just landed from Geneva and was taxiing when it veered off, the paper said. The smaller jet, a 400XT model, was on the ground at the same time and was also pushed off course by the wind, it added.
There have been no reported injuries. The Swedish Transport Administration announced that many train services have been suspended until noon on Sunday.
