Children rescued from sailboats after sudden storm in Stockholm and Uppsala

"We have had many incidents at the same time due to strong winds," Sebastian Wigmo, press spokesperson for the Swedish Maritime Administration, told TT.

Several children from a sailing school who were sailing off Resarö, outside Vaxholm, ended up in the water on Tuesday evening. The children were helped to get to land, reports TV4 Nyheterna.

A sailing school outside Nacka was also affected by the strong winds. A number of children and young people ended up in the water when a number of optimist dinghies capsized. The children were helped out of the water.

A number of trees were also blown down during the storm. In Uppsala, a car was hit, Upsala Nya Tidning reports. No one was injured.