Not sure where you got that Helsinki is the coldest city, I'm not even sure it's the coldest capital. There are plenty of colder cities, take a look at Kiruna a

Not sure where you got that Helsinki is the coldest city, I'm not even sure it's the coldest capital. There are plenty of colder cities, take a look at Kiruna as an example (which was also featured here a few weeks ago): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna#Climate Edit: Ah I think I understand, my original comment was referring to being cold in the depths of winter, not the average temperature. Right now I'm in Vilnius the capital of Lithuania, it get's colder than Whittier (and Helsinki) in the winter but a lot hotter in the summer, so the average isn't that bad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius#Climate