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Just saying, Scandinavia has a huge differences in climates as well! So before you say anything, check out the truth about specific places and areas about their climates first.
For example, areas around the baltic sea actually have just as much sunshine as parts of the northern mediteranean sea! People isnt really aware of that.
Also warm/hot and humid days in summer with thunderstorms are deffinatley not uncommon in where i live in Sweden, even if its diffrent from year to year in aumont.
As well you find Winter climates similar to the Canadian in many areas in Scandinavia, it all depends on where you are located with a relatively short distance.
So the big cities does not represent the climate of two diffrent and very big areas such Canada and Scandinavia at all.
If im about to chose a big city in these areas combined with the best climate for me then i would probably go for Montreal. When it comes to other places in generally i would say its equal.
It's difficult to narrow down since there is a large variety of climates in Scandinavia and Canada.
Scandinavia has some great climates such as Trondheim (Norway), Jyväskylä (Finland) , Luleå (Sweden), Neskaupstaður (Iceland). Even Denmark's cool oceanic climate isn't too bad.
My favorites in Canada are St. Johns, Newfoundland/Labrador, ; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Labrador City; Saguenay, Quebec; and Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
I will give Canada the edge for having more Dfb/Dfc climates.
I definitely prefer Canada overall. SW BC has some rather nice climates like Abbotsford, although I'd wish for a bit more sunshine and less rain during the winter and a more even distribution overall. Copenhagen and Bergen pale in comparison.
Southern Canada has significantly milder autumns than Scandinavia, where places like Stockholm struggle to retain warmth into the autumn.
For the comparable climates in the Canadian Maritimes and the Nordics, while the Maritimes are on the wet side and struggle with cool springs, they are often to a degree sunnier than the Scandinavian cities and more interesting during the winter, due to the potential for powerful nor'easters, and they enjoy milder autumns and a higher sun angle.
Canada is better because it has some (relatively) warmer areas. Windsor, Vancouver, and even Toronto are better than anywhere in Scandinavia imo.
Canada does have horribly cold places like Quebec City, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Saskatoon, etc. but places like Helsinki are equally bad with weaker summers and less sun to compensate for milder winters.
Overall Canada is more continental while Scandinavia is more oceanic.
The best climate in Scandinavia is Stavanger, which would be a D-/E+.
Vancouver surrounds (the only acceptable climates in Canada) are a C to C-.
Canada wins.
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