A severe downpour on Öland delivered 47 mm of rain in under 10 hours, flooding parts of Möllstorps camping and forcing relocation of about 20 caravans and purchase of larger water pumps.

Tourists on Gotland are adapting to a historic water shortage by bathing in the sea and limiting shower time after Region Gotland warns groundwater levels have fallen to record lows.

Dry weather and poor feed harvests are to blame for the predicted increase as farmers are deciding to sent their livestock in earlier than planned.

Buckled train tracks, fires and thunderstorms are causing major problems for the country's railways, Thursday.