It is difficult to enjoy the winter if you are cold. Wool will keep you warm up to about -5 degrees Centigrade but after that it is difficult to be comfortable without borrowing something else from our animal friends. My recommendation is a Joutsen down jacket. They are very good quality, made for this climate and you can wash them yourself in the washing machine, so an enthusiastic welcome greeting from your muddy toddler or pet will not be a problem. There is a wide range of models from sporty to city-chic. Since the price is high, you can also rest assured that the down does not come from living birds, as apparently was the case with another company that sells low-price down products.
The normal prices vary between 300 – 1 000+ euros, but they are on sale now in many stores. At the Joutsen shop on Museokatu 8 (close to the parliament) you may also be able to find unique sample models, often very beautiful ones, for a very good price.
Many Joutsen jackets are also on sale ”second hand” on Tori or huuto.net (an online auction). Most of the time the items on sale are new or practically new, and the prices vary from 30 – 200 euros. The one good thing about Finns is that if they say something is new = uusi or as good as new = uudenveroinen, you can usually trust them. Especially in the south, there can be long periods when the winter is so warm that most Finns will not use a down jacket, and after a while they might decide to sell them away.
However, you should note that the sizes vary a lot, usually the straight, sportive models are quite big but the slim-fit models can be quite small, relatively speaking in both cases. The straight models also tend to be warmer; some of the trendy city-chic models are intentionally made to be cooler so that you can wear them also in Helsinki throughout the cold period, whereas the warmest models are meant to keep you warm even in -35 degrees Celsius and are too hot for the +5-0 weather. Hence it is a good idea to check a few measurements. Most people especially in Uusimaa = Southern Finland will understand English, but below is a short note with typical things to ask – I’ll leave it up to you to figure out what is said, google translator for example, will help you out.
”uusi”, ”käyttämätön” ”vähän käytetty”
”Lähetä viesti”
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Hei
Onko tämä takki vielä kaupan? Mikä on kainalo-kainalo mitta ja niska-helma mitta? Olisitteko valmis postittamaan sen Helsinkiin, jos maksan postikulut? (Or, if you are asking someone in Helsinki – Voisimmeko sopia treffit keskustaan kauppoja varten?) Opettelen vielä suomea, joten jos voitte vastata englanniksi, ymmärrän paremmin.
Ystävällisin terveisin
Nimi”
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