160,000 households and two planes were affected by a snowstorm in Finland.

In Finland, more than 160,000 households were left without electricity due to a winter storm, and two planes with more than 150 people on board were blown off the runway. This was reported by the Sweden Herald newspaper on December 28.

"According to the rescue services, a passenger plane with about 150 people on board, as well as a smaller plane with less than ten passengers, rolled off the runway due to strong winds and crashed into a snowdrift," the material says.

It is noted that no one was injured as a result of the bad weather. All flights from Kittila, Rovaniemi and Ivalo were temporarily suspended.

A winter storm named Hannes in Finland, which reaches speeds of 25 m/s along the west coast, has left thousands of households without electricity. According to the Energy Industry Association, significant areas of western Finland have been affected.

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On the same day, New York Mayor Eric Adams advised residents of the city not to leave their homes during heavy snowfalls and humorously spoke about the increase in the birth rate - he called for "making a baby." Adams also noted that, despite the bad weather, residents of the financial capital of the United States should try to enjoy what is happening.

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