When we arrived in Finland, it was -25 degrees. But we were well equipped so we were not cold. Personally, I was colder in Aix en Provence when the mistral was blowing than in Finland, equipped as if I was going on an expedition to the North Pole.
A week passed, and the temperatures went up progressively to about -5 degrees. The sun goes down around 3pm and the luminosity remains low all day long. Some of us made the choice to take vitamin D to avoid the consequences of the lack of sun. Indeed, the lack of sunlight can cause anxiety, fatigue, sleep disorders and eating disorders. The only impact I had was an excessive desire for sugar. But I quickly knew how to regulate myself. Since the days are getting longer as our erasmus goes on, we don't really feel the accumulated fatigue that we would have felt if we went from summer to winter.
January, February and March are supposed to be the coldest months in Finland. But these months we had periods with positive temperatures with a maximum of +4 degrees!
At the time of publishing this article we are still in March, so we haven't experienced the snowmelt yet. We are not really used to the color green anymore, because the landscapes are all white. It will be a funny feeling when we see the grass for the first time!
Chloe
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