Christmas traffic 2023

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Christmas is approaching and one of the biggest traffic weekends of the year awaits. Here we report on Christmas traffic around the country.

Nils Jönsson

SVTReporter

3 min

Extensive queues in Stockholm

In Stockholm, there has been extensive queues after an accident where five cars collided with each other in the Fredhäll tunnel.

- The vehicles have been recovered from the scene. There is still a queue but traffic is now running through the tunnel, says Ola Österling, press secretary at the police at 11 o'clock on Saturday.

It is unclear if anyone was injured in the accident, but some people are said to have complained of pain.

In the Klara Tunnel in Stockholm, traffic is at a standstill, says Ola Österling.

"There, the emergency services are working to recover a truck that is wedged in.

The accidents cause queues on the Central Bridge and Sveavägen and also the Essingeleden in the northbound direction.

Vilma Gudmundsson

SVTReporter

13 min

Train stop between Vagnhärad and Kolmården

There is a halt in train traffic between Vagnhärad and Kolmården, which affects several departures with regional trains between Stockholm and Norrköping. It is expected that the trains will be able to run again at 14.00.

Problems in train traffic between Norrköping and Stockholm after fallen trees

Sally Eriksson

SVTOnlinespecialist

35 min

Accident on road 56 at Kvicksund

Shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday, an accident was reported on road 56 in the southbound direction at Kvicksund, north of Eskilstuna. A car had driven into the median barrier and there was a complete stop in both directions.

At 10:30 a.m., traffic was running as usual again.

Sally Eriksson

SVTOnlinespecialist

Yesterday 21:58

Swedish Transport Administration: There will be some ice patches

Tomorrow's roads can be really slippery depending on how much the temperature drops.

"If the temperature drops down to four or five degrees below zero, it's right to a lot of slippery conditions and there will be a lot of ice patches that start the day," says Bengt Olsson, press officer at the Swedish Transport Administration.

Hear more about the ice on the roads in the video below.

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Wilma Backman

SVTReporter

Yesterday 18:38

59 traffic accidents so far during the day in Västra Götaland and Halland

In the last 17 hours until 00:59, there have been <> traffic accidents, with or without injuries. This is more than double the number compared to last Friday.

This is how traffic accidents are distributed between the region's five police districts:Police area Gothenburg: 12
Police area Älvsborg: 8
Police area Skaraborg: 3
Police area Fyrbodal: 16
Police area Halland:
20

Hanna Aqvilin

SVT

Yesterday 17:49

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Several accidents on the E4 in Östergötland

The Christmas traffic has started in earnest and at the same time a heavy snowfall is falling over Östergötland. This has led to several run-offs on the E4, among other places, but there are no reports of major accidents with serious injuries.

"If you don't need to go out in traffic now, you should avoid it," says Marcus Anefur, at the police.

Fredrik Rubin

SVT

Yesterday 17:24

Risk of long queues outside Södertälje

A single-vehicle accident on the E4 at Hölö has led to lane closures in both directions. The traffic accident occurred around 16 p.m.

Accident at Hölö: car drove into a ditch

Jennie Wahlgren

SVT

Yesterday 17:05

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SJ: Cancelled departures until around Epiphany

In recent days, SJ has cancelled several departures due to a shortage of vehicles.

"These are individual departures that we are cancelling to ensure that the trains that are scheduled to run will not be cancelled at short notice before Christmas," says Anders Edgren, press officer at SJ.

He continues:

- We will have individual cancelled departures until around Epiphany.

Four routes will be affected, Stockholm–Gothenburg, Stockholm–Malmö, Stockholm–Sundsvall and Gothenburg–Malmö.

The weather also affects traffic.

"The weather has meant that we can't get enough trains out and that's why some departures have had to be cancelled," says Anders Edgren.

There are also delays in train services due to staff shortages. Passengers who have been affected have received text messages with information about postponed departures.

Wilma Backman

SVTReporter

Yesterday 16:55

Several power outages after heavy snowfall

In Östergötland, 440 Eon customers have been left without electricity. The reason is the heavy snowfall. Now the electricity company has announced that it will have to stop the repairs.

"There are now a total of 13 different outages that we are working on and now darkness has set in at the same time as it is a dangerous and difficult situation with all the snow-covered trees. We must therefore stop the work, says Björn Persson, at Eon.

Fredrik Rubin

SVT

Yesterday 16:03

Traffic Police: Three tips in Christmas traffic

A lot of traffic, slippery roads and snowfall are expected this weekend – something that can cause problems in Christmas traffic.

"The weather conditions now will place higher demands on those who drive cars," says traffic police officer Roger Nilsson and shares his best traffic tips.

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Helena Sjögren

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On Thursday evening, storm Pia swept in over Skåne and southernmost Halland.

Christmas traffic was affected in many places on Friday with accidents, queues and towing operations.

"We're probably in the triple digits when it comes to traffic incidents," said Peter Jonsson, press officer at the Swedish Transport Administration, on Friday afternoon.

Also on Saturday, traffic seems to be affected by the weather and the slippery road conditions. Follow SVT's live report for the latest news.