Kvikkjokk

SMHI has upgraded the warning for storms in the northernmost mountains to an orange warning for strong winds and snow on the bare mountains, from Tuesday morning. Several places are also warned of dangerous conditions and a high risk of avalanches has been issued in the Abisko-Kebnekaise area.

Kvikkjokk was the coldest place in Sweden last Wednesday at with a temperature reaching as low as -43.6 degrees Celsius. But warm northwesterly winds increased the temperatures by about 40 degrees in a matter of hours.

A large char caught in Lake Saggat near Årrenjarka in Norrbotten, Sweden, resembled the non-native “Canadian char,” prompting concern about an invasive species. A county biologist and the angler say it was a false alarm and likely a long-present local form of char in Saggat.