No such thing as dry land in Sweden
If you recall from Bible study (or from pop culture references), Noah took his small group of believers and two of every animal aboard his humungous ark. They stayed aboard the ship for 40 days and 40 nights to avoid the torrential downpour that punished the unbelievers. Well, it turns out that 40 days and 40 nights of rain isn’t just a story.
Sweden experiences that kind of weather on a regular basis. And the worst part is that the air is still cool out when it rains. Imagine getting pelted by semi-frozen droplets of water while trying to get to your friend’s house for Fika. Not a pretty thought, is it?