The blanket of snow currently covering large parts of Sweden means residents can expect travel delays, difficulties driving and even walking. But for some property owners, it can also mean they are legally required to shovel snow from municipal roads.
They say that the further north you get, the more words you need to describe snow. We've picked out our favourite seven words to talk about the cold weather in Swedish.
A snowstorm had on Thursday morning already caused several accidents in western Sweden, with authorities warning residents not to head out on the road.
Sweden's national weather agency SMHI has issued a warning for snowfall in southern Sweden, with western parts of the country expected to bear the brunt.
Stockholm's snow-topped buildings may look charming, but heavy snowfall can be dangerous. An army of 'sweepers' take to the city's rooftops to clear them of snow in a carefully managed operation.
Temperatures dropped on Thursday and treated Stockholmers to a snow day – for better or worse. Here's what the wintry weather looks like – and how it compares to a city further north.
Sweden issued a warning of heavy snow in south-eastern parts of the country on Thursday, with traffic chaos after a crash involving more than a dozen cars on the motorway north of Stockholm.
Sweden's weather forecaster has issued a snow warning for Stockholm and Uppsala, with the regions around the two cities expected to get between 5 and 15 centimetres of snowfall on Monday.
Swedish authorities warned people who live in the Västernorrland region not to travel on Monday evening, as they closed the railway and braced for a snow storm.
Sweden's oldest and most famous ski race, the Vasaloppet, has been rescued at the last minute by a snowstorm which coated the track and surrounding landscape just hours before the start.
After an unusually mild winter, most of Sweden is without its usual January blanket of snow, which has caused problems both at ski resorts and in forests and other areas popular for cross-country skiing.
It's still only September, but heavy snowfall in the far north of Sweden has led to an official weather warning, and even the south of the country can expect wintery weather in the next few days.
Winter has (probably) arrived in Sweden, with the first snowfall of the season in northern parts of the country. But first, let us explain the "probably".
Spring and milder weather might have arrived to most of southern Sweden, but it's a different story in the far north. At the country's most northerly ski resort, an unexpected four metres of snow has already fallen, with even more of the white stuff forecast.
After several days of extremely cold weather and heavy snowfall, the temperature is now set to climb back above zero across most of southern Sweden. But this could lead to icy conditions on roads and pavements.
After a weekend of heavy snowfall across Sweden led to cancelled and delayed trains and flights, even more snowfall is forecast on Monday, this time mostly in western Sweden.
Delayed and cancelled flights, stricken public transport, blocked roads and power outages were all reported in the Stockholm area on Sunday as heavy snow caused major disruption.
