Swedish weather agency SMHI on Wednesday issued a warning of a “high or very high” risk of forest fires in north-eastern Götaland, large parts of Svealand and south-eastern Norrland, applying until at least 11pm on Thursday.
In some areas, the fire risk is “extremely high”.
The area covered by the alert includes for example Stockholm, Uppsala, Gävle, Falun, Örebro, Linköping and Norrköping.
“Forest fires can easily occur due to for example campfires, sparks from machines or lightning strikes,” warns SMHI.
There are also warnings in place of high temperatures in eastern central Sweden, with the mercury climbing to 25-30C.
Here’s more information about how to check whether there’s a fire ban in place in your area.
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