The low-density buildings in old Scandinavian towns are convincingly functional in the local climate. Cold winds are diverted over the rooftops while the sun warms up walls and street surfaces. These conditions make it feel as if the climate has moved many hundreds of kilometers/ miles south (Gudhjem, Denmark). Tall, free-standing buildings intensify the wind and create turbulence along the ground. It is cold and windy between buildings, and fences are needed to keep the sand from blowing out of sandboxes. The climate at eye level seems to have been shifted many hundreds of kilometers/miles north (residential area with tall buildings, Landskrona, Sweden).