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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Helen Russell

Voices: Heatwave Britain could learn from Scandinavia about how to keep cool

It’s hot. So hot, in fact, that my shins are currently sweating – something I didn’t know was possible.

Having relocated to the UK after 12 years in Denmark, I’m not prepared for this. Not because Scandinavia doesn’t experience heatwaves – this summer, Finland has had three straight weeks of 30C heat, and the Arctic Circle has recorded a fortnight of record-busting temperatures – but because they are better equipped at dealing with it.

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