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.
+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 Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little
thicker.
-5C / 23F
People in California almost freeze 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 "Perkele, it's cold
outside today."
-300C / -508F
Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.