
Wind gusts of up to 25 m/s, intense rain and snow paralyzed traffic in Sweden and affected ferry connections with Poland.
A strong storm over Sweden brings wind gusts of up to 25 m/s, heavy rains in the Gävle region and snowfall in Dalarna, which causes traffic disruptions and the cancellation of ferry services from Poland.
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Storm in the Baltic Sea and difficult weather conditions in Sweden.
North of Stockholm, wind gusts may reach up to 25 meters per second on Friday. The services report fallen trees. Shipowners decided to cancel ferry services between Poland and Sweden.
According to the local newspaper "Gefle Dagblad", 88 mm of rain fell in the vicinity of the city of Gaevle in the last 24 hours.
In turn, in the Dalarna region, located nearly 270 km northwest of the Swedish capital, 15 cm of snow fell, causing difficult road conditions. On Thursday, the local SVT television branch reported 2.5-hour waiting times in road traffic jams.
The storm in the Baltic Sea caused changes in the timetables of ferries running between Świnoujście and Trelleborg, Sweden, and from Gdańsk to Karlshamn. Some ship departures have been cancelled.

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