Lapland, Finland
Feb 3, 2016, 10:44 pm
#17
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
It wasn't that rare that I saw American friends and relatives wearing shorts in -20C weather when going to school in the US.
+15 °C Spanish wear caps, gloves and winter coats, Finns are sunbathing.
+10 °C French desperately try to get their central heating on. Finns plant flowers.
+5 °C Italian cars won't start. Finns drive with convertibles.
0 °C Pure water freezes. Water in river Vantaa thickens a bit.
−5 °C First people are found frozen in California. Finnish midsummer festival ends.
−10 °C Scottish turn the heat on in their houses. Finns start to use long-sleeve shirts.
−20 °C Swedes stay indoors. Finns are having last barbeque before winter.
−30 °C Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry their laundry indoors.
−50 °C Polar bears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts its winter training.
−70 °C Siberian people are moving to Moscow. Finns are furious since the Koskenkorva can't be stored outdoors anymore.
−273 °C Absolute zero. Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.
−300 °C Hell freezes over. Finland wins the football World Cup.
Feb 4, 2016, 8:25 am
#18
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Feb 5, 2016, 6:12 am
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Feb 5, 2016, 6:17 am
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Feb 5, 2016, 3:49 pm
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Mar 13, 2016, 12:10 pm
#24
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This made the rounds a few years ago. It's a propos:
+15 °C Spanish wear caps, gloves and winter coats, Finns are sunbathing.
+10 °C French desperately try to get their central heating on. Finns plant flowers.
+5 °C Italian cars won't start. Finns drive with convertibles.
0 °C Pure water freezes. Water in river Vantaa thickens a bit.
−5 °C First people are found frozen in California. Finnish midsummer festival ends.
−10 °C Scottish turn the heat on in their houses. Finns start to use long-sleeve shirts.
−20 °C Swedes stay indoors. Finns are having last barbeque before winter.
−30 °C Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry their laundry indoors.
−50 °C Polar bears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts its winter training.
−70 °C Siberian people are moving to Moscow. Finns are furious since the Koskenkorva can't be stored outdoors anymore.
−273 °C Absolute zero. Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.
−300 °C Hell freezes over. Finland wins the football World Cup.
+15 °C Spanish wear caps, gloves and winter coats, Finns are sunbathing.
+10 °C French desperately try to get their central heating on. Finns plant flowers.
+5 °C Italian cars won't start. Finns drive with convertibles.
0 °C Pure water freezes. Water in river Vantaa thickens a bit.
−5 °C First people are found frozen in California. Finnish midsummer festival ends.
−10 °C Scottish turn the heat on in their houses. Finns start to use long-sleeve shirts.
−20 °C Swedes stay indoors. Finns are having last barbeque before winter.
−30 °C Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry their laundry indoors.
−50 °C Polar bears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts its winter training.
−70 °C Siberian people are moving to Moscow. Finns are furious since the Koskenkorva can't be stored outdoors anymore.
−273 °C Absolute zero. Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.
−300 °C Hell freezes over. Finland wins the football World Cup.
−20 °C Swedes stay indoors. Russians still have barbecue, but Finns finally don't complain anymore about bad winter weather (wet and slashy) but start to enjoy that the snow holds and is good for skiing.
−30 °C Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry their laundry indoors.Not true, it is perfect dry weather to dry laundry outdoors, my wife does that
−50 °C Polar bears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts its winter training.I had my obligatory camp at -52C. My rifle got stuck and my team lost a battle.
Aug 27, 2019, 1:23 am
#25
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A family from California visiting Lapland this coming Christmas...
Trying to find a one way rental car from Rovaniemi to Kolari, but haven’t had much success. Found a company called Scandia Rent that serves Kolari, but it refused to confirm my reservation due to “one way rental during high season” even with the one-way rental surcharge.
Any suggestions/recommendations?
Trying to find a one way rental car from Rovaniemi to Kolari, but haven’t had much success. Found a company called Scandia Rent that serves Kolari, but it refused to confirm my reservation due to “one way rental during high season” even with the one-way rental surcharge.
Any suggestions/recommendations?
Aug 27, 2019, 3:59 am
#26
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A family from California visiting Lapland this coming Christmas...
Trying to find a one way rental car from Rovaniemi to Kolari, but haven’t had much success. Found a company called Scandia Rent that serves Kolari, but it refused to confirm my reservation due to “one way rental during high season” even with the one-way rental surcharge.
Any suggestions/recommendations?
Trying to find a one way rental car from Rovaniemi to Kolari, but haven’t had much success. Found a company called Scandia Rent that serves Kolari, but it refused to confirm my reservation due to “one way rental during high season” even with the one-way rental surcharge.
Any suggestions/recommendations?
Rovaniemi - Kolari is not really that far. Why don't you want to drive back? How long will the car rental period be? One idea that pops into my mind might be a little complicated to organise but it would be quite convenient for you: hire someone to drive the car back. He would have to meet you when you collected the car in order to sign on as second driver, but then he could make his own way to Kolari when it was time to take the car back. Wouldn't be impossible to find a reliable person able and willing to do that.
Aug 28, 2019, 12:08 am
#27
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My original plan was to drive from Rovaniemi to Akaslompolo, spend a couple nights there, then ride the train back to Helsinki from Kolari. I try to avoid backtracking if possible. Unfortunately most rental car companies are located in Kittila airport.
Nov 28, 2019, 5:06 am
#28
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Bumping an old thread as it has some savvy people all ready on it.
Looking at 4 nights in Feb end for a special occasion. The hotel needs to be luxury and available on hotels.com and close to a location that Finnair flies to so I can use my points.
Ideally it should have kid friendly activities and good chance to see the northern lights. Any suggestions?
Looking at 4 nights in Feb end for a special occasion. The hotel needs to be luxury and available on hotels.com and close to a location that Finnair flies to so I can use my points.
Ideally it should have kid friendly activities and good chance to see the northern lights. Any suggestions?