Temperature in Finland

+15 'C / 59 'F This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here. People in Spainwear 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 plantflowers in their gardens.

+5 'C / 41 'FItalian 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 littlethicker.

-5 'C / 23 'F People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their finalbarbecue 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 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 theirwinter survival training awaiting real winter weather.

-60 'C / -76 'F Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie andstay indoors.

-70 'C / -94 'F The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't storetheir Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out on wintersurvival 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 coldoutside today."

-300 'C / -508 'FHell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.