A snow storm from Poland is knocking on Sweden's door, with the national weather agency issuing warnings and predicting up to 15 centimetres of snow to hit on Friday.
IMAGE GALLERY: Traffic authorities warned motorists to drive cautiously on Monday as temperatures sunk below -40C in northern Sweden. Snow blanketed the south where a train derailed in the morning.
Residents living in far northern Sweden woke up to a temperature of -41.2 C on Sunday as the harsh winter continues to bite across the rest of the country.
Wild winter weather caused a slew of accidents in southern and western Sweden on Friday morning, with snow expected to advance eastward across the country throughout the day.
As the US freezes over, Sweden has experienced mild winter temperatures that have affected traffic, winter sports, and even wildlife. But this is soon set to change, warn meteorologists.
Sweden's weather agency SMHI has warned of the risk of flooding in some areas as the mild weather promises more rainfall, while holding out hope that the winter will indeed arrive this year.
Swedes will do best to keep their Christmas skis in the cupboard, with the mild weather set to continue following the holiday season that was notable for warmer than usual temperatures.
A snow storm that hit southern Sweden on Sunday has left many Swedes without electricity, right after they had finally reconnected following storm Sven that raced across the country last week.
Winter storm Sven hit southern Sweden on Thursday night, claiming one life, littering roads with uprooted trees, stalling trains, and leaving tens of thousands without power. The storm is expected to reach Stockholm on Friday.
Public transport was cancelled and people were warned to stay indoors as storm Sven swept across the western coast of Sweden on Thursday afternoon, forcing a search for two sailors lost at sea to be scaled back.
Sven, a winter storm expected to hit Sweden on Thursday night, has prompted warnings for heavy snow and fierce winds as Swedes brace for what's being billed as the seasons' first major snowstorm.
The first snow storms of the season are set to trounce Sweden, with even southern Sweden expected to be covered in 20 centimetres of white by the weekend.
Thousands of Swedes were left without electricity on Sunday as strong winds swept across the country, leaving a wake of destruction especially in Stockholm.
At least 30 000 households in northern Sweden are without power and fallen trees are blocking roads following the storm which swept through on Saturday night.
A storm, named Hilde by the Norwegian weather agency threatens to blow in across northern Sweden during the early hours of Sunday bringing with it heavy snowfalls in Jämtland and southern Lapland.
Simone, the storm that battered southern Sweden on Monday with hurricane-force winds, caused widespread damage and disruption before drifting out to the Baltic early Tuesday morning.
A storm carrying hurricane-force winds, dubbed "St. Jude" by media in the UK as it batters Britain, is expected to slam into Sweden on Monday afternoon, prompting a slew of warnings.
It's snow joke. Winter is officially on the way after the first snow-related accident was reported in northern Sweden on Wednesday with temperatures set to plunge across the rest of the country.
The northern end of Sweden has been swept by wet weather chaos and has been warned to expect more, with heavy flooding causing severe damage and extensive disruptions across the region.
Swedish weather agency SMHI has urged sun-lovers to take advantage of the warm weather this weekend, forecasting that the autumn will arrive with a vengeance this week.
Swedish summer is back on track following this week's storms, with the national weather agency predicting a handful of warm and sunny days running into the weekend.
A series of tornadoes hit Sweden's coastlines on Tuesday afternoon as a low-pressure system from the south blasted into the country, bringing heavy rains and floods in its wake.
Sweden's weather agency has put out a warning for stormy weather on Tuesday, as a low-pressure system from the south looks set to spoil any summer activities for a few days.
