Winter Clothes

jay.233 · Post by **jay.233** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:03 am

Hi everyone. Im from mumbai, india. I will be coming to Oulu in oct 31. howerver im a bit confused regarding the winter clothes(heard its very cold). was wondering whether to buy a winter jacket from india or from oulu itself. and if i buy it from there what would be the prices.

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sandundasa · Post by **sandundasa** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:19 am

from my experience, i bought winter jackets from Sri Lanka when i came to Oulu two years ago.

It's a very good one and I feel really warm in even in -20C.

The cost was less than 10Euro, in Finland you have to pay nearly 150Euro to buy that kind of jacket.

So my advice, buy it from India.

jay.233 · Post by **jay.233** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:25 am

Thanks for the reply. ill try to buy it from india itself. However since im travelling for the first time to a cold country, i dont know the kind of winter jacket which would suit the -20 temperature. ill be there till end of jan in oulu

Juha H. · Post by **Juha H.** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:19 am

There's a lot in the net. Some suggestions are given by these:
http://www.finland.fi/netcomm/news/show ... =48859#dre
http://www.visitfinland.com/w5/index.ns ... nt&np=B-30

And this may also have some useful information just for you: http://www.ouka.fi/english/year.htm

mCowboy · Post by **mCowboy** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:55 am

Most of the winter jackets sold in Finland are made in China, India or that part of the world anyways...

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:28 am

Cold country? Whatever you would wear in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:31 pm

Please, buy proper Winter clothes..
A leather jacket is NOT a winter jacket.
A Short Sleeve jacket would not be enough
A Short jacket upto your hips aint good either..
A Longer one ll keep your upper part warm..
for the lower part of the body, you need longjohns or inside-full-underpants.
Its better to buy those here as I doubt that you get that in India..but if you do..do get many as each of em are like 5-7 Euros.
Buy at least a couple as the Finnish winter is pretty harsh so your jackets ll last a couple of winters..
If you are a lady, pashmina shawls will also go well under your jackets or as scarves..
Mainly Most winter jackets come from Bangladesh, upper/North India and China..

Mook · Post by **Mook** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:47 pm

raamv wrote:A leather jacket is NOT a winter jacket.

Bugger, I've been doing it wrong...

raamv wrote:A Short jacket upto your hips aint good either..

You have jackets that go up to the hip? Do they start at the feet?

raamv wrote:for the lower part of the body, you need longjohns or inside-full-underpants.

Jep, definitely been doing it wrong.

Saying that, where I come from usually feels colder thatn finland[/i]

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:13 am

I aint in a mood to argue with you doin it wrong..perhaps u were !!
neither did I provide that tip to you..it was for the guy who wrote it..

jay.233 · Post by **jay.233** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:10 am

Hey thanks raamv. that was a good tip.

brumlee · Post by **brumlee** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:09 pm

my advice is get it in Suomi.
Last winter i got a hand made sheepskin winter coat ( made in Tampere ) from the u f f ( 2nd hand shop ) yes i do like a bargain. Almost brand new for 50e. No !"#¤%, i could wrap it around an igloo and watch the thing melt. ( the igloo not the coat )

brumlee · Post by **brumlee** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:20 pm

sorry i meant to say ship

honest i meant to tap p instead of t.cmon theyre right next to each other

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:27 pm

brumlee wrote:sorry i meant to say ship honest i meant to tap p instead of t.cmon theyre right next to each other

P and T ?? right next to each other? Not in my Keyboard..

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