Facts about Finland

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Finns & Temperatures:

+15°C / 59°F

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

+10°C / 50°F

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

+5°C / 41°F

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

0°C / 32°F

Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets alittle thicker.

-5°C / 23°F

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

-10°C / 14°F

The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using longsleeves.

-20°C / -4°F

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

-30°C / -22°F

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

-40°C / -40°F

Paris starts cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdogstands.

-50°C / -58°F

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

-60°C / -76°F

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

-70°C / -94°F

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

-183°C / -297.4°F

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

-273°C / -459.4°F

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

-300°C / -508°F

Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.