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Linn Svahn's good news: victory and pain-free

Linn Svahn took a favored victory in her comeback from a foot injury. Svahn won the classic-style mile race in the Swedish Cup in Falun.

Long power outages in recent weeks - worst since Storm Gudrun

How much you'll receive in compensation for the power outage

Thousands of electricity customers are still without power after the weekend's wind and snow storm. But customers are not without options. Many are waiting for several thousand kronor in compensation, and some for tens of thousands of kronor.

Worst storm damage to the forest in ten years likely from Storm Johannes

Storm Johannes is probably the most extensive storm to hit Sweden in the last ten years in terms of forest damage, according to a compilation by the Swedish Forest Agency. “Well in line with the hypothesis we have been working on,” Mellanskog CEO Fredrik Munter says.

Storms prompt Lingbo village to act after one thing on top of another

The recent storm put the local emergency response group in the village of Lingbo in Hälsingland to the test. "It was one thing on top of another. First came Johannes, then the snow, then the cold on top of that," Eva Schönning of the group told TT.

Börje lived without power for ten days - It's been tough

After ten days without power, the lights came on at Börje Löfgren and Margareta Engström's house. It's been tough, but it doesn't help to break down, says Börje Löfgren, who relied on a wood stove and a generator.

Schools closed in the snowstorm in Gothenburg, Bollnäs and Uddevalla

The start of the semester in Bollnäs primary schools has been postponed until next week because of the snowstorm. Gothenburg municipal upper secondary schools will not hold any in-person classes on Thursday, TV4 Nyheterna reports.

Forest owners after storm Johannes: catastrophic damage

Storm Johannes caused great devastation for forest owners in the hardest-hit areas. In its core area, it was a catastrophic storm, says Fredrik Munter, CEO of the Mellanskog association.