Every year, just as you’re getting used to daylight again, Finland decides you’ve had enough of it. The sun vanishes, the wind gets personal, and your phone starts recommending vitamin D like it’s flirting with you.
Plunging into icy water on a freezing day seems crazy, and in many ways, it is. But, ice swimming or avanto swimming is a lot of fun and can do your health a world good.
Here at Very Finnish Problems, we're putting an end to the myth that warmer is better. Sure, everyone loves to get their tan on, but can that beat the excitement of snowball fights and sledging?