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.

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

High water levels and flooding are being reported from several parts of southern Sweden Monday, and the met office SMHI has issued class 2 flood warnings ...

Sweden's most famous ski race gets underway next week.This weekend's wind and rain has led to puddles on the 90 kilometre-long course, and volunteers are working feverishly before thousands of skiers descend on the course.

Warm temperatures bring novel rain event in Northern Sweden.

The weather station in Nikkaluokta recorded a frigid -39.5C, setting the record for the lowest temperature of the winter.

With temperatures nudging -14C on Tuesday night, a record 170 homeless people came to shelter at a church in Stockholm.

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