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A skier at Oittaa skiing park in Espoo, Finland on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region, with the coldest January temperature recorded in Swedish Lapland in 25 years. The cold weather, with snow and gale-force winds, has disrupted transportation throughout the Nordic region.
A skier at Oittaa skiing park in Espoo, Finland on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region, with the coldest January temperature recorded in Swedish Lapland in 25 years. The cold weather, with snow and gale-force winds, has disrupted transportation throughout the Nordic region.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
Published 5 January 2024, 16:30Updated 5 January 2024, 17:03