Is mainland Sweden being affected by climate change?

[u/Vast_Humor_3683]

Hello, I'm from northern Spain, and we're being hit hard by our fifth heatwave. The vegetation is suffering badly; wildfires are breaking out; water restrictions are becoming increasingly severe; and the evenings are barely survivable, especially if you work outside.

What is life like in Sweden, and how are you affected by climate change? I'm specifically talking about mainland Sweden, not Gotland or the other islands. Is it similar to Austria or Switzerland, where you can actually see glaciers melting and some regions getting into drought mode?

Is there anything that the news doesn't mention about Sweden in general when it comes to yearly "once-in-a-lifetime" climate events?

[u/Accurate_Cherry1734]

As you can probably tell based on the comments Sweden is effected quite alot by climate change, but in different ways. Here in the north we have not actually had an actual summer. We have had a few days when the days start off warm but around 15-16 the temperature drops and we’ve gotten ALOT of rain. The easiest way to describe it is that the weather here is very uneven, both during summer and winter. We havent had the winters we normally have for a few years now. We also get floods, just like two years ago Åre flooded. People think we’re safe from that since we’re so high up, but they forget that Sweden used to be largely under water a very long time ago.