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RE: One photo every day: Finally (171/365)
The coldest temperature I have experienced in Finland must have been slightly below -30 C. Nearly every January or February sees temperatures approaching -30 C for a few days or a week usually. The hottest temperature I have experienced in Finland was + 33 C in Tampere in July 2010. (That kind of temperatures come with low relative humidity, which means that they don't quite feel tropical.) In recent years, winters in the south of the country where most Finns live, have been rainy and free of snow. That's not much fun, either, because the length of day is about five hours in the south of the country at winter solstice. I prefer -5 C, clear skies and about 30-40 cm of snow.
-30 C!!!. That is really unimaginable for me. I need to be fully clothed with thermal wear and close to the heater, if I happen to be at such place. 33 C are almost normal in my most experiences. At least 26-32 C are average temperature in places I have lived. Dont be scared, such temperature dont make you burn. :)
I think you'd do fine if you just dressed properly. The exposed parts of your skin could be a problem if you did not wear a warm scarf, though. Even I, a native to this wretched climate, hate spending time outside when it's -25 C or below. When you go out at -30 C or colder your face feels like a pin cushion. I've seen images of Alaskans, Canadians and Siberians wearing purpose-made insulated masks to keep their faces warm. But have never seen any such items for sale here. Extreme cold is rare at least in the south of the country where most of the people live.
26-32 C is perfectly fine by me. Perfect beach weather. I've paid money on several occasions to get to spend a week or two in that kind of weather. We get daily maximum temperatures in that range for about 1-4 weeks here every summer. I'm not uncomfortable in such temperatures in the slightest unless the relative humidity of the air exceeds about 70%.
Speaking of high temperature combined with high relative humidity, sauna is very popular here. Typically, sauna's are heated to about 70-90 C and it usually doesn't take long for air humidity to approach 100% as it is customary to throw water on the hot stones in the stove. The difference between sauna and Africa is, of course, that you can get out of a sauna in less than five seconds if you can't take it any longer. ;)
This is a detailed response and also a hands on recipe when I would visit Finland. Thank you for sharing your thought.
Hahahaa, well thats true. But you can also seek for a cover in Africa if you cant take it temperature for longer period :).