You were spot on there, actually. "Six month long night". I like that. It's true. As for the temperature, our winters aren't what they're cracked up to be anymore. They used to be a lot colder. This, I guess, has a lot to do with the global climate change. We get much rain.
Oh, and I live in Oslo which isn't that far north really.
Have you been there?
I wish they would rename it back to "Kristiania".