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Part of the reason why Scandinavian crime has been so popular is the landscape. It is just so strong and alien. Although without taking anything away, you should probably also never discount the fact that blood does look particularly good against snow.

I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.

I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.

I've seen quite a bit of the world, but I really like Sweden and feel like I could live there some day.

Although I love snow, it messes things up terribly around Seattle, with all of our hills. I worry about my loved ones driving.

To get the feel of the polar night, I went back to Spitsbergen in winter. I went snowshoeing in the dark and experimented with headlamps and climbed a glacier in driving snow.

I grew up in Chicago, and there was always snow. In Los Angeles there never was, so we would always import snow!

A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.

Being Australian, I'm probably more used to sunshine and the beach. I've never been skiing, and I think I was already in my 20s when I saw snow for the first time.