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00:00 Blankets of snow as far as the eye can see. A magnificent sight if you can stay outside
00:06 long enough to admire it. Temperatures have dropped below 40 degrees in Sweden. Like here
00:12 in Nikolota, a small village in the north, a winter freeze that even Scandinavians will
00:17 admit is a little colder than they're accustomed to.
00:21 "I'm used to the cold, but when the temperature drops below 40, even I think it's cold."
00:26 The mercury dropped to minus 43.6 in Swedish Lapland, the lowest temperature recorded in
00:32 January in 25 years. The cold snap has seen the closure of some schools, as well as bus
00:38 and train cancellations across the country.
00:41 "It would be simply too dangerous if anything were to happen. The trains need electricity
00:46 to keep warm."
00:49 Neighbouring Finland has also been gripped by freezing weather. Temperatures this week
00:53 have plummeted to minus 15 in the capital, Helsinki.
00:57 "Just a lot of clothes and the attitude. It's going to be cold, but it's beautiful."
01:04 The cold front is expected to move further south over the next few days, with temperatures
01:08 set to drop below zero in parts of Western Europe next week.