Adil Rami (French Football World Champion in 2018) about Russia, where I live is not at all for me. It's not for a cute guy, we're not popular! When you're tall, dark brown, you're not popular. They prefer average size, big belly, tight face and then the Russians have no humor and no smile.
From what i can tell, it sounds like you are describing some stereotype right now. I don't think every russian has a big belly and no humor. Just like other stereotypes, a lot of the people i've been friends here and on other places which have never been to Norway think its cold the year around and snows way to much every winter and that everyone sees Northern lights every winter. Really big stereotype and a big lie. In the summer it gets over 20 C too and in the south were i live we don't get much snow every winter either. And i actually have never seen northern lights, most people in my class haven't. Thats more north too. So, my point: almost every country has its stereotypes, and what you said is one of them too, i'm sure about that.
I think even in some northern parts of Norway, you get milder winter and summer than in people's mind. Trondheim for example isn't that cold I think and that's true for a good part of the cost... When I arrived in summer in inlandet, it also was around 25°C.
As for northern lights, I'm still surprised that, as a Norwegian, you never seen t hem for I saw some this summer and fall, although most of them were "blurry" and were much more clear on a camera (I still have seen beautiful ones with bare eyes that were "dancing" and all 2-3 weeks ago , but I'm still much more inthe North than you I guess).
So yes, it's really far from some stereotypes one can has about Norway, but in case of stereotypes, they often ave a part of truth and Northern Norway fits more the ones you mentionned... Int he case of having a big belly and no sense of humor, this isn't even a stereotype about Russians, or not in France... It's only a mere rant and rampant racism against Russians because our government told people to hate Russia (it went to the point that some people attacked restaurant serving a "poutine", which is a meal, because they thought it was related to the russian leader...), just like some people became racists again asians (any kind with slanted eyes) 3 years ago when they learnt that covid came from China, or when anything shitty happens and you are told that there is a good and a bad guy.