According to Helsingin Sanomat, climate change is definitely taking its toll. This winter has been between 4.5 to 6 °C warmer than the historical average.
No wonder I still haven't used my proper winter coat (nicknamed the bear for a reason) very much so far. This weekend it's been snowing, so I hope it improves, as I didn't move back from Belgium to have the same weather again ;-).
i was braving myself for a cold finnish winter when i moved here in september but it hasn't been really that cold! it was a lot colder when i was here for a week in the middle of february in 2006.