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Sweden on Wednesday recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading of minus 43.6 degrees Celsius in the far north as a cold snap hit the country and neighbouring Finland.P)..
In January 1999, a temperature of minus 49 degrees Celsius (minus 56.2 Fahrenheit) was recorded in Sweden, which then tied the record set in 1951..
Lind said that Wednesday's measurement was made at the Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka station in Sweden's far north. . "It is the lowest temperature that has been recorded in this specific spot since measurements began" at the site in 1888, he said..
While the region is used to seeing freezing temperatures, the recent cold snap has forced local bus operators to cancel services, and train operator Vy said Tuesday that it had cancelled all trains north of the city of Umea for several days..
Trains were also disrupted in neighbouring Finland, were a seasonal record of minus 38.7 Celsius was recorded Tuesday evening in the northern Lapland region..
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