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, getting a 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 a little 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
long sleeves.
-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 start cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the
hotdog stands.
-50°C / -58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish army
postpones their 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 out on 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, i's
cold outside today."
-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.
