The snow has fallen and settled on icy streets, making the surface difficult to master even for those with spikes.
Since the snow slides on the ice, the spikes do not have the same effect, says Oscar Gustafsson, area manager for orthopedics in the Norrbotten Region.
Gustafsson estimates that around 25–30 people were treated for slip accidents on Monday morning. The problem is greatest in the county's coastal areas.
There are people of all ages and it is a reinforcement of what we usually see, especially wrist and ankle fractures, he says.
If you are going out and walking on slippery surfaces, Oscar Gustafsson recommends not being in a hurry, planning your route and not walking over slippery surfaces.
Just because you have spikes doesn't mean you're protected from slipping, he says.
It is also slippery in Västerbotten. Pressure was high at the emergency room in Skellefteå on Monday due to the slippery road. A total of 21 patients have had injuries caused by the slippery road, writes Norran .
"People have broken wrists, forearms, ankles. Most of them were probably walking on the ice when they fell, although there may have been cyclists affected as well," operations manager Ferenc Saris told the newspaper.
