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Winter Fashion in Finland – From Top to the BottomFur cap is very popular in Finland in winter. It’s a status symbol for older gentlemen, and younger people in Finland use it just for fun. Of course it is very warm when there is –25 degrees celsius, you don’t actually care what you look like. Other thing for the wellfare for your head are earflaps. In Finland it is not always –25 sometimes there is only –5 celsius. Then a fur cap would be too much, and your head would boil. Then you’ll need a lighter hat or earflaps. Earflaps aren’t very warm, but they cover your ears and they look actually pretty good.
Covering your head its not enough, you definitely need to cover your neck, too. When the temperature goes under zero or it´s windy weather, there is a danger that you’ll get a sore throat. You should use a nice and warm neck ribbon. There are lots of colours and patterns for neck ribbons. There are also neck ribbons made of different materials, such as wool and artificial cloths. Neck ribbons are made in many ways, for example, by knitting. They can be long or short, thin or fat.
When you go out in winter, a shirt or a thin jacket is not enough, so you are going to need a winter coat. Your coat can be extremely long or short or something between them. It can be woollen or artificial fabric filled with feathers. If you have lots of money you could buy a fur jacket. But furs are not so popular in Finland because people like animals so much.
When it is cold weather outside you don´t want to freeze your hands. So you need a pair of nice gloves. Many of us have grandmothers who can knit gloves for us. You can also buy a pair from a store. If you don´t want to wear a coat, you need at least a pullover. There are many sorts of pullovers. They can be made of wool and they are very thick and very warm. Many pullovers made by grannies are only worn at the cottage. Of course, there are lots of pullovers which are sold in stores. One shirt isn´t always enough, even two shirts are not enough. If you already have a shirt and a cardigan on it and you still catch a chill, you definitely need an undershirt. Undershirts may not look too good but they are very warm and because they are made of cotton they are also nice to wear. Many people in Finland don´t confess that they own an undershirt but I believe that almost everyone has one. Long johns are another piece of clothing that may seem a little hilarious even for people in Finland, but especially for a foreigner. Clothes are often black or some dark colour. But long johns make an exception to the rule, their colours and patterns can be very imaginative, they are definitely an example of Finnish creativity. The Finnish don’t take their long johns too seriously. Winter shoes and wool socks make sure that your feet won’t freeze. Shoes that you see for example on the pages of Cosmopolitan are not suitable for arctic circumstances that dominate Finland in winter. Most of the people wear winterboots only when they go to their cottages or when they go wandering to the forests. Boots are not suitable when you go to the movies or to cafeteria, many people think. Of course there are exceptions: sometimes you manage to find boots or other winter shoes that are pretty good-looking. Unfortunately, they are often very expensive. Of course there are many types of human beings in Finland and no one can say who is a typical person or who wears typical clothes. Who, on the other hand, is an exception, or who wears exceptional clothes? This text is just a piece of our opinion of the Finnish clothing culture, and it is probably very far away of the real scene. In Finland there are some good designers who have been given many awards for their work. In the end, Finnish clothing culture is actually very close with other cultures.
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