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Thousands of tourists stranded in northern Finland as deep freeze halts flights
Finnair canceled 23 flights at Kittilä Airport due to temperatures near -40°C causing frozen ground equipment and halted aircraft de-icing, stranding thousands of tourists.
- On Sunday, thousands of foreign tourists were stranded in northern Finland after flights at Kittilä Airport, Finnish Lapland, were canceled due to severe cold.
- Temperatures plunged to minus 37 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning at Kittilä Airport, Finnish Lapland, hindering de-icing and operations as the Finnish Meteorological Institute predicts almost minus 40 C on Monday.
- Finavia said moisture at near-40C creates frazil ice and operational hazards, explaining connectors on ground-handling and maintenance equipment freeze easily, limiting apron operations through Monday at Rovaniemi Airport.
- Canceling operations, Finnair grounded 15 international and 8 domestic services on Sunday, canceled all flights to and from Kittilä, and grounded one Helsinki–Rovaniemi round trip.
- Across Europe, heavy snowfall, high winds and icy roads have disrupted travel, including Deutsche Bahn shutting northern services and Baltic countries urging drivers to postpone nonessential travel.
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Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland today after flights at Kittila Airport were canceled due to extreme cold, AP reports.
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