Climate and lifestyle

1. Climate and lifestyle Project day at Taivalkoski upper secondary school October 2010

2. Students are working in small groups and planning their presentations.

5. When the mini projects were ready, they were performed to the other students.

13. Climate and lifestyle • We have four seasons in Finland • The climate of the seasons affect the lifestyle

14. SpringMarch, April, May • Snowmeltssotherecanbeverywet outside • The sunshineseverydaymore and more •  the length of daylightincreases • In springpeoplecelebrate the MayDay and Easter • Birdscomebackfrom the south and the naturewakesupagain • Spring is full of love…… ;)

15. People spend a lot of time outside in spring • You can ski on crust of snow, do downhill skiing ( if skiing center is still open ) and, the most important, enjoy the sun • We are waiting for summer and the long summer holiday, too ( schools end at the beginning of June )

19. SummerJune, July, August • Studentsdon’thaveschool and usuallytheygo to work • It’swarm, butnothot (20-25 degrees) • Aroundthe Midsummerthere’s a lot of light and the sundoesn’t set • Hobbies: swimming, fishing, cycling, taking the sun, relaxing, hiking, travelling, barbeque, disc golf etc. • Housework: agriculture and pickingstrawberries • Whenit’sthe Midsummer Day, wego to summer cottageswithourfamilyorfriends, makebonfires, go to saunas, whicharenearlakes, barbecueand enjoy the magic of Midsummer

25. AutumnSeptember, October, November • The most variable season in Finland. During this season both our nature and we people prepare for the hard winter-time • During the autumn it gets colder and darker. An umbrella will be your best friend on the way to school or work. Some morning you may realize to have problems with your balance because of icy streets. The first snow comes in October but usually it won’t last because the temperature changes below and above 0° C. Migratory birds leave Finland for the wintertime and some animals like bears prepare for hibernation. It means that they sleep over the winter • Due to the darkness, we don’t get enough “sunshine vitamin” so some people suffer from autumn depression. We also spend our time more and more inside when the weather is bad

27. In the nature the most noticeable signal of autumn is a beautiful spectrum of colors in leafy trees. Before dropping off, the leaves have a colorful mix of green, yellow, red, orange and brown. People admire it and they like to go out and hike in the nature. At the beginning of autumn berries and mushrooms are getting ripe to be picked. Berry and mushroom picking even employs some people for a couple of months and children often earn their first pocket money for picking some liters blueberries. During the autumn there are hunting periods. If you have a hunting license you can hunt for example wild ducks, hare or moose. Unfortunately schools and universities begin in the mid-August so we can’t enjoy the beautiful autumn nature all day long.

32. WinterDecember, January, February, March • Very cold (sometimes more than 30 minusdegrees!) • In Finland we usually have more than one meter snow! • In spite of freeze and snow we live a normal life also in winter • Lots of snow and very thick ice which make skating, downhill and crosscountry skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping, snowmobile driving and ice fishing possible • Finland’s Independence Day and Christmas are in December • Winter is turist season in Finland, then we get a lot of guests from Middle Europe for example because they will see snow and Santa Claus who lives in Finland with reindeer! Welcome to visit in wintry Finland!

35. In winteryoucansee the Northernlights • Wedon’thavesunlightalmost at allduring the polarnight • Peoplehave to eatvitamin D because the sunisn’tshiningenough

39. If the climatechangestoomuch…

40. This is what Finland wouldbelike

43. You can affect by stopping the global warming!!!

44. Pictures from • Google • Dangerous Wildlife • Phototravels • And own pictures