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For 27 years, the phones have been ringing at SOS International on Nitivej in Frederiksberg. In September, the company's headquarters, including the alarm centre for travel assistance, will move to larger and more up-to-date premises.

It's no wonder if the employees at SOS International's roadside assistance alarm centres in Aarhus, Stockholm, Oslo, and Helsinki are still hearing the phones ringing in their ears. Extreme winter weather across the Nordic countries led to the 3rd of January being the busiest day ever in terms of calls to the alarm centres.

Heavy transport with tight deadlines places great demands on the roadside assistance network if a downtime or accident occurs. SOS International has Sweden's largest network for heavy towing. Meet Linus Söderberg from Linus Bilbärning:

Extreme weather, economic uncertainty and political unrest does not seem to have suppressed Scandinavians’ desire to travel. SOS International estimates a winter season at full throttle.

A bankruptcy and takeover create challenges and the prospect of price increases in the Nordic air ambulance market.

A few hours of bad weather in Italy meant three weeks of extraordinary efforts for SOS International. Now that the storm has passed, the process will be evaluated so that lessons can be learnt for future extreme weather events.

Heat waves in Southern Europe, wildfires and storms. The SOS International Travelcare alarm centre can look back on a summer with good results regarding customer service and case handling. The extreme weather creates expectations of changed travel patterns.

Former Financial Director and interim CFO joins Group Management as Chief Financial Officer.

Southern Europe has been hit by heatwaves that cause extremely high temperatures in popular holiday destinations such as Spain, Greece, and Italy. SOS International recalls that especially young children and the elderly are vulnerable in the heat.