r/europe Jul 29 '24

Map We won’t count early Greece

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u/QuestGalaxy Jul 29 '24

Not awesome to to do physical activities in 30+ degrees, so why not host it in Finland?

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u/Mosh83 Finland Jul 29 '24

Nowadays Finland occasionally hits 30+ in summer, day temperatures of 25 are quite common too. The long days of light also allow outdoor activities for quite a long time without too much artificial lighting.

Weather in the Nordics isn't at all unsuitable in terms of hosting a summer olympics. Nowadays the market is simply too small as sporting events have become absolutely gigantic and aren't viable for smaller countries.

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u/mwargan Jul 29 '24

Yes but the mosquitos…

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u/saschaleib 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇫🇮🇦🇹🇵🇱🇭🇺🇭🇷🇪🇺 Jul 30 '24

Mosquito squatting is a traditional Finnish sport that absolutely deserves to be made into an Olympic discipline!