Temperatures & Finland

 


Temperatures: +15C / 59F

This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wears winter-coats and gloves.
The Finns are out in the sun, getting a tan.
 

+10C / 50F

The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.
 

+5C / 41F

Italian cars won't start.
The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.
 

0C / 32F

Distilled water freezes.
The water in the Vanda [that's the Swedish name 
for Vantaa; Swedish is one of Finland's official languages]
river gets a little thicker. [Vantaa is both a river and a town]
 

-5C / 23F

People in California almost freezes to death.
The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.
 

-10C / 14F

The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Finns start using long sleeves.
 

-20C / -4F

The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.
 

-30C / -22F

People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the
earth.
The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.
 

-40C / -40F

Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.
 

-50C / -58F

Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real
winter weather.
 

-60C / -76F

Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes.
The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.
 

-70C / -94F

The false Santa moves south.
The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their "Kossu" (Koskenkorva
vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.
 

-183C / -297.4F

Microbes in food don't survive.
The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.
 

-273C / -459.4F

ALL atom-based movent halts. 
The Finns start saying "it's cold outside today". 
 

-300C / -508F

Hell freezes over.
Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.

Thanks to Katri from Finland for that article. Why not check out her website ?

http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~khhannul/
 

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