In Skellefteå and Robertsfors, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) had issued an orange warning for snow and wind by lunchtime on Friday – which later turned into a yellow warning.
The upper secondary school in Skellefteå was closed on Friday and school buses to primary schools were cancelled, reports Norran.
Trees lie like "pick-up sticks"
The power outages have been extensive after trees fell over power lines. Some households have been without electricity since Wednesday evening, while others are starting to get it back. At 21:20 on Friday, around 950 of Umeå Energy's customers and over 800 of Skellefteå Kraft's customers were still without electricity.
We have personnel out all evening and night to fix the faults, but it's quite difficult terrain, so it's taking a long time, says Skellefteå Kraft's communications manager Mimmi Jonsson.
The trees lay like "pick-up sticks" and Umeå Energy has almost doubled the number of forestry workers and line technicians, says the company's press contact Olov Hjärtström Baudin.
There will be some temporary solutions with diesel generators, he says.
Nils: "Pure and clean"
Nils Lindgren, who lives in Gumbodahamn outside Robertsfors, has been without electricity since Thursday night. But the thermometer indoors shows 22 degrees thanks to the wood-burning stove.
I've driven around in my car to charge my mobile, so I've been reading books when I haven't had it, he says.
Just a few days ago, it was almost bare ground, now there's between 70 and 100 centimeters of snow.
I think the weather is wonderful, that's why you live up here. It becomes so pure and clean.
David Nyström, duty officer at the rescue service in the Umeå region, says at 21:00 that the snowfall has been "sporadically very high" and affected traffic, but that most major roads are now passable again.
The rescue service has no missions on Friday evening to help people affected by the snowfall, but has maintained a heightened state of readiness.
We ensure that we can reach out to them with snowmobiles and skis, and if there's a risk of trees falling over the road, we can go out and help, says Nyström.
