What to Wear and Pack for Lapland (Extreme Cold Weather)

We guide you on how to dress and what to pack for your Lapland (Finland) trip, plus other top tips to help your dream Arctic holiday run smoothly. Also check out our Lapland Travel Tips video Lapland Travel Tips - Finland (Levi S... for how to save money, where to go and things to do in Finland.

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TIMECODES

00:00 - Intro
00:29 - How cold is it in Lapland?
01:03 - Basic body layering for Lapland
02:12 - Gloves or Mittens?
02:52 - What to wear on your head in Lapland
03:47 - How to dress for extreme cold
05:10 - Raynauds and heated gloves and socks
05:53 - Renting snowsuits and snowboots vs buying
06:44 - Lapland packing tips
07:33 - Essential items you might not think to pack for Lapland
09:09 - Bonus tips

PACKING LIST

Baselayers - ideally buy the merino wool ones
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/sports-cl...

Midlayer tops - any thin fleece would be fine from Decathlon, Mountain Warehouse etc.

Midlayer bottoms - any joggers or fleece pj bottoms

Ski jacket, sallopettes or ski pants - any decent ski brand

Kids snowsuits - Decathlon have a great range https://www.decathlon.co.uk/search?Nt...
and for super cute character one (pricey though) try Roarsome https://roarsome.com/shop?category=Sn...

Hats - any warm hat

Balaclavas
Mountain Warehouse has a good selection
I have the 'Universal' balaclava and our youngest has a character one. https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/sea...

Neck Warmers
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/accessori...

Sock Liners
Adult - https://amzn.to/3uZKQTG
Kids - https://www.hellyhansen.com/en_gb/k-w...

Touchscreen Glove Liners - warm and worth the price
https://bit.ly/3tibwys
Cheaper Touchscreen Glove Liners
https://shorturl.at/fwFS3
Decathlon have a good range of glove liners.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/search?Nt...

Mittens - Hestra are really good but pricey
https://bit.ly/3tgn8BZ
Decathlon has a wide range
Kids mittens, again Decathlon has a good range  but we really like these https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/kids'-w...

Heated Mittens
https://amzn.to/48f3JjU

Heated Socks
https://shorturl.at/giH12

Hand Warmers
https://shorturl.at/kwKN5

Foot Warmers
https://shorturl.at/rJNO6

Snow Boots - we love Sorel for the whole family
Women example - https://bit.ly/48bmO73
Mens example - https://bit.ly/47TFUOB
Kids example - https://bit.ly/48iFKQC

Extendable Toasting Forks
https://bit.ly/41mlRWC

Head torches
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

Dog Collar Lights for Ski Jackets
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LVMX1N...

Flasks
https://bit.ly/4achTE2

Packing Cubes (we take on every holiday!)
https://bit.ly/3v0ftIJ

My Aurora App
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my-auro...

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