A lot of Norway isn’t amazingly cold compared to the interior US. Wikipedia tells me that the January mean temperatures in Chicago and Oslo are pretty similar.

A lot of Norway isn’t amazingly cold compared to the interior US. Wikipedia tells me that the January mean temperatures in Chicago and Oslo are pretty similar. (Pretty confusing to read though because they each prioritize Fahrenheit and Celsius in opposite ways.) What you would typically worry about here—unless you live in one of the frigid parts—is distance and if you have to drive over a mountain.