Stay on land - many ice conditions are uncertain despite the cold
There are subzero temperatures in large parts of the country, but the ice is not very safe. The snow means that anyone who wants to go out may have to think again.
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Twelve fatal accidents annually – so you're safe on the ice
This week a man died after walking through the ice in Kalix. Fatal ice accidents are not uncommon and with an increasingly shorter ice-laying season it is unwise to rely on habit, says Jan Insulander at the Ice Safety Council. It is the situation here and now that matters, not what it was like last year.
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