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Tourism Banner in Helskinki (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Saw this on Mastodon and had a laugh. Not sure if it's real, but it's funny.

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[–] 20 points 6 days ago (12 children)

I wish to go to Finland one day, I wish to test mine cold resistance against theirs. My best is -10 in a suede jacket, t-shirt, and standard cargo pants because I put my jeep into a ditch because fucking black ice.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

    But for how long?

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  • [–] 10 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    The duration really makes the difference here. I went to school in a tshirt at - 5°C several times because I wasnt outside for mor than five minutes in one go. But I really felt it when my train got cancelled one time and I had to wait 45 minutes in the shade for the next one.

    Wind and humidity also play a big role. I am fairly cold resistant but as soon as you add wind to the equation thin single linen or cotton layers become inadequate for the occasion.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    C or F?

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  • [–] 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    F, I'm from California after all.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    See that makes the Suede jacket acceptable - since the thread is about Finland, I'd personally assumed -10C when reading your comment and in that case, nothing more than a t-shirt would've been necessary.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Wander up to Luleå in Sweden if you can some day! Don't go through Heathrow, legitimately the worst building I've ever been in, Take Icelandair through... Iceland. There is an ice road here you can walk, skate, and even drive on. Gets to -30c, though I've heard some years get as low as -40. They put a sauna out on the ice and cut a hole next to it so you can go right from the sauna to the water

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