The lowest temperature of the winter season was recorded early on Thursday and more harsh winter weather is on its way, national weather agency SMHI has warned.
Swedish emergency services are warning motorists to take extra special care over the weekend, as a cold snap brought black ice to roads across the country, causing a string of accidents.
The organisers of Sweden’s Vasaloppet, the world's longest and oldest cross-country ski race, expressed relief on Sunday as the temperature warmed to a balmy -7C for the race start, cutting the chance of injuries.
Sweden's summer has taken a confusing turn as forecasters warn of torrential rain at the same time as several parts of the country continue to have forest fire warnings in place.
Last Wednesday <a href="http://www.thelocal.se/20161110/stockholm-just-set-a-new-snow-record" target="_blank">Stockholm experienced its snowiest November day in 111 years</a>, and we witnessed Swedish people <a href="http://www.thelocal.se/20161109/in-pictures-stockholm-snow-winter" target="_blank">doing some pretty crazy things as a result</a> (like cycling in a blizzard), yet one Swedish man has still managed to take things to a whole new level.
Sweden could be set for its coldest winter in years with snow aplenty and temperatures low, according to a new long-term forecast from the Danish Meteorology Institute (DMI).
After the record high temperatures of December, the Swedish new year will usher in very cold weather and snow, especially in northern Sweden, although the south will also experience freezing conditions.
Winter in Sweden is around the corner and it's time to start planning accordingly, advises Stockholm nutritionist and New Zealand native Kate Nordin, who offers up her top eight tips for keeping fit and avoiding winter fatigue.
Temperatures in Sweden are ten degrees Celsius colder than usual at this time of year, with experts predicting that the "unusually low" thermometer readings are likely to stick around for the week.
Stockholm broke an 84-year-old cold record on Saturday, as the capital's temperature only reached 6 degrees Celsius, the lowest June maximum daily temperature the city has seen since 1928.
A power outage at a district heating plant in northern Sweden cut off heat to nearly all of Sollefteå's 8,000 residents on Sunday night as temperatures dropped below minus 25 degrees Celsius.
Residents in Dalarna in central Sweden are set to face near-record cold temperatures in the coming days as another cold front sweeps into Sweden from Siberia.
New models of mobile phones struggle to survive when temperatures plunge towards zero. Batteries freeze, performance weakens and the phones turn themselves off. 'Read the instructions', Swedish consumers have been told.
Temperatures of -37.7 degrees Celsius were recorded on Thursday night in a small town in northern Sweden, making it the coldest night of the winter so far.
