27.03.2012, 18:29
You shouldn`t worry to much about freezing the car up north here. Temperatures seldom get that low.
It`s no problem using nailed winter tires up here. Most people do. But be aware that some cities demand that you pay an extra toll to drive through with nailed tires. (Especially Oslo, though not Tromsø or any of the northern cities.)
The sun disappear north of the polar circle in the midwinter. (For how long differs on how far north of the circle you are.) This means that all the three counties of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark has dark times. Though, in Nordland you have to go north of Bodø before it get`s real dark. Some examples are Harstad, dark from 2. dec, to 10. jan, Tromsø with dark from 27. nov to 15. jan and Nordkapp with dark from 20 nov to 22. jan.
It`s no problem using nailed winter tires up here. Most people do. But be aware that some cities demand that you pay an extra toll to drive through with nailed tires. (Especially Oslo, though not Tromsø or any of the northern cities.)
The sun disappear north of the polar circle in the midwinter. (For how long differs on how far north of the circle you are.) This means that all the three counties of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark has dark times. Though, in Nordland you have to go north of Bodø before it get`s real dark. Some examples are Harstad, dark from 2. dec, to 10. jan, Tromsø with dark from 27. nov to 15. jan and Nordkapp with dark from 20 nov to 22. jan.