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#Finland - Thousands of tourists stranded after unexpected extreme weather leaves major region frozen over: 'It's simply too cold'

Timothy McGill, Sat, January 17, 2026

Excerpt: "It will be frigid in Finland this week. Cold warnings have been issued for large portions of the country through Thursday. The cold forced the cancellation of flights at an airport in northern Finland that stranded thousands of tourists on Sunday.

#Kittilä Airport is particularly busy this time of the year because the region it serves is popular with skiers. At one point, a leading ski resort reported that it had stopped running its chairlifts and gondolas because temperatures had dipped into the negative 30s Celsius (-22 F to -39.9 Fahrenheit).

This week's deep freeze in Finland is part of a weather pattern that has brought nasty winter weather, including heavy snowfall in spots, in parts of Europe."

#PolarVortex #ArcticBlast #ExtremeCold #EuropeWx #DeepFreeze