Frank,
You Scandinavians were a bit late again. We plagiated the blackout already a few weeks ago (during the 3000m steeples in Paris) here in Finland. Well, the duration was not the same (just about an hour), neither was the range (just about 1 Million affected), but then we didn't need the help of a storm to bring a few power plants down. A quick-and-dirty short-circuit (and an earthing switch forgot to on) was everything needed: http://www.helsinginenergia.fi/en/Power_cut.html
