An art exhibition at Rovaniemi’s Korundi cultural center was temporarily closed after prolonged severe cold caused indoor temperatures to drop below 15°C, prompting staff to move artworks to safer conditions.
An NRK video clip reports temperatures close to −40°C in Kautokeino in northern Norway.
A cold wave from Siberia and Finland is bringing frigid temperatures to Norway, with conditions falling to minus 25 degrees Celsius in some parts.
The extreme cold is about 15 degrees colder than what is normal for this time of the year in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. 'I don't remember the last time we actually closed due to weather. This is a bit of an extreme'
The capital area, along with most of Iceland, has experienced constant below-freezing temperatures for a couple of weeks now.
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