Kautokeino, situated north of the Arctic Circle, recorded Norway’s coldest temperature in 25 years - 43.5 degrees - the Norwegian Meteorological Institute told the NTB news agency on Friday.
Sweden also reported record cold, recording -43.8 degrees at Naimakka, its northernmost weather station. This was chilliest January night there since 1999.
Meteorologists predict icy temperatures in both Norway and Sweden this coming weekend.
