Climate change and urban heat islands are contributing to the warming of urban areas worldwide. Previous research has made it clear that theimplementation and success of urban heat mitigation measures are dependent on context, but which contextual conditions matter is less clear.This study addresses the state of knowledge regarding contextual conditions for the application of physical urban heat mitigation measures, andgauges the transferability of measures to Nordic cities. A scoping review of literature reviews was done. Results show that contextual conditionsare not systematically reported in literature, and are often mentioned implicitly rather than explicitly. Relevant contextual conditions for physicalmitigation measures include: climate and prominent wind patterns; water availability; soil perviousness; the population´s thermal comfort andtolerance; site geometry; surrounding surfaces; space availability and site adaptability; budget; maintenance; information availability; proximityto the sea; site function; and sun path; risks or co-occurring societal challenges; social norms, cultural values and aesthetics. Contextual conditionsfor which commonalities were found between Nordic cities allowed for the creation of an overview of considerations for transferability ofmeasures to this region, which should inform design criteria for future planning. Knowing what contextual conditions are relevant to heatmitigation measures can guide the analysis of transferability of measures in the future, and clusters of cities with similar contexts can be made,between which the transferability of solutions would be high.