Bird flu, or avian influenza, has struck the Swedish poultry industry hard this winter. Since November, thousands of turkeys and more than one million chickens have been culled. Malin Grant, an epidemiologist at the National Veterinary Institute, says the virus can be deadly for domestic poultry but the strains currently circulating don't easily infect or spread between people.

Halland county in southwestern Sweden is battling heavy flooding along the banks of the Nissan and Lagan rivers, with more rain in the forecast.

Winter came to Värmland, Tuesday, with six centimetres of snow falling on higher ground.

Many cows might need to be slaughtered early due to a shortage grass for them to eat.

Heavy snow and high winds continued to cause travel chaos for south-eastern parts of Sweden, Wednesday.