Here in Finland we have lots of forests and lakes so yeah i think it's quite natural especially if it's compared to Japan, sorry ^__^
People here are kind, nice, shy, quiet and drunks!! well not ALL of us but still, many of us love beer and drinking until they're wasted :D we don't like small talks like "how's the weather".
In our house we have electric heating (or whatever i don't know its real term) and we have radiators (??) in every room. And of course we have a fireplace ^^ not bad, ha? really i don't know their real terms but you can always use google if you're interested :D oh and also we have underfloor heating.