Last weekend, while snow continued to fall across Finland's capital city, Helsinki, snow clearance teams worked through the night attempting to clear the roads for public transport access.
Finland faces a severe cold wave, with temperatures hitting record lows, prompting a significant increase in gas demand and a spike in electricity prices.
Stockholm (AFP) Jan 4, 2024 - Hundreds of cars were stuck along highways in southern Sweden and Denmark on Thursday, authorities said, with heavy snowfall behind the gridlock as a cold snap hit the region.
Finland's record low temperatures this week inspired a tourist on a trip to the Arctic to try a trick that had long intrigued him: throwing boiling water in the air when it's extremely cold outside and seeing it turn into an instant cloud of icy dust