Ed Vaizey MP. Photo: Tania BraniganDay one, Finland: Why? Why? What were we thinking of? As we leave the reassuring warmth of Kittila airport in Finland, our guide - the appropriately named Philip Kool - is briefing us on the week ahead and second thoughts are already evident among the team of MPs and charity volunteers.
"A few days ago it was -37, the coldest temperature this year," says Philip cheerfully. "Actually, no one bothers with minus here: if someone says it's 30, they don't mean plus. Keep warm and don't get wet. If you get wet - it never gets dry. And I don't really think you can put on too much."
The good news? It's positively balmy at the moment - a mere -10C, which for this time of year is almost tropical.
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