how to deal with winter

I still find it difficult after over three years of living here! I like the cold, but it can be hard to endure the darkness. The thing that works best for me is to make sure I do some sort of activity outside every day, no matter how bad the weather is. Of course, this can be hard if you're confined to an office during the few hours of daylight, but at least there are the weekends! Taking up winter sports like cross country skiing and ice skating has been a help, and since I have a dog, I always try to walk him earlier in the day to catch that little bit of sun!

I read an article in Helsingin sanomat a while back that said, here in Finland, we only get enough vitamin D from the sun to last us through November. From Nov-March there's simply not enough sunlight to provide any vitamin D benefit, so it's wise to take a supplement or pay extra attention to your diet in these months.

At least all that summer sunshine makes up for the winter...which reminds me that I need to get some proper curtains up!

how come many finns can have choices like going abroad to get sunshine treatment?even so,it could be really short time.i don't think the bright lamp can help much.if so,there needs to be so many,many lamps that installed in your house to make it bright.more importantly.you need to enjoy the night color. find something to delight yourself.someone to express and share this with.