No but to be serious for a bit, Russia claiming Finns are at risk of dying of cold due to circling power outages is pretty fucking far-fetched.
Not that cold isn't a serious issue to some people, but most of the Finnish architecture is designed to keep the warmth in.
In my experience a lot of houses in rural areas still have fireplaces in addition to electric heating. Wood-heated saunas might also see use this winter.
I was reading (half-reading to be honest) a piece from a Russian journalist that referenced how Russians living in Finland were giving out information that Finns are at a risk of dying due to cutting ties with Russia. Even if what that piece claimed was true (as in if there actually were concerned Russian-Finnish folks reporting to Russia), the conclusion that Finns are at risk would still just be Russians relying on opinions of other Russians about Finns' preparedness and tolerance of winter. Ridiculous.
Winter is a bitch here but it's not our enemy. We've survived worse than few hours power outages to save electricity. If the Ukrainians still in Ukraine dealing with Russia's terrorism have to last out this winter, then Finns have no room to complain.
Everyone knows the jokes about the older generations telling exaggerated stories about their trips to school etc. There's always truth in those though; the older generations have gone trough a lot shit and we're gonna be able to tolerate our share too. These are the circumstances during which our dark sense of humor and stubborness have time to shine.
All that said it wont do any harm to prepare. For Finns preparing for these outages, here's some links:
Tässä artikkelissa kerrotaan, miten mahdolliset kiertävät sähkökatkot vaikuttavat mobiiliyhteyksien, kiinteiden laajakaistojen sekä televisio- ja radiopalvelujen toimintaan.
Miten meistä jokainen voi itse varautua mahdollisiin sähkökatkoihin työpaikallaan.
pelastustoimi.fi sähkökatkoista yleisesti.
Varautuminen kotona 72tuntia.fi
Varautuminen sähkökatkoihin vedenjakelussa.
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Ihan jo ilman mitään sähkökatkoksia tämä koko vuosi on ollut ahdistava ja omituinen. Tarkoitan tätä kun sanon, että erityisesti näin kriisiaikana on tärkeää pitää huolta itsestään ja läheisistään. Siten toivon kaikille, jotka kamppailevat ongelmiensa ja haasteidensa kanssa, voimia ja kaikkea hyvää.
Yritetään pitää pää pinnalla.
