Inderes Coffee Room (Part 10)

[Black2]

@Seinakadun_Keisari

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In Finland, winter tires are mandatory starting from November.

To clarify, there isn’t an actual fixed-period winter tire mandate anymore; nowadays, the wording is that winter tires must be used between November 1st and March 31st if weather conditions require it. That is quite a loose wording and leaves the responsibility to the driver themselves. Someone might interpret this to mean that winter tires aren’t mandatory at all, and indeed, there have already been a couple of winters in the Helsinki metropolitan area where you didn’t actually need winter tires for the entire winter.

Are you still getting by with summer tires?

Even as far as Germany, it is below freezing.. Right now in Germany, there is a warning for slippery road surfaces. You absolutely must have friction/grip under you on Central European roads now.