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What should you include in your baggage for Finland?

At the moment, you all might be wondering what to buy and what not to bring to Finland. So, I have prepared a shopping list for you all by including the stuffs what you should bring. 


SHOE AND SOCKS
1. Snow Shoe - 1 Set
2. Sports and Warm Shoes like HiTech shoes - 1 Set
3. Light casual shoes like Summer shoes - 1 Set
4. Summer Sandal - 1 Set
5. Socks (Very Warm) - 5 Set
6. Socks (Medium) - 5 Set


PANTS
1. Jeans Pant - 4 set
2. Cotton pant - 1 set (Optional)

Being cold country, Jeans are all time favorite here. So, Cotton Pant are not preferable. 

T-SHIRTS
1. Winter T-Shirts - 4; (Very Warm, full sleeve)
2. Summer T-shirts - 2; (Full and Half Sleeve; similar as you wear in Kathmandu)
3. Thermocot - 2 sets (Thermal Inner wear for Winter)

SWEATERS
1. Very Warm Type - 1
2. Medium - 1
3. Thin (Summer Type) - 1

JACKETS
1. Very Warm and Multi-layered Jacket -1 ( North face type)
2. Warm jacket -1 (Like the one you wear in Kathmandu during Winter)
3. Hood (Warm) - 1 (Optional)

CAP AND GLOVES
1. Cap (Topi) covering ears -2 (Might be Woolen Topi; do not think about Fency; you feel the fashain during Winter at -30 degree)
2. Gloves - 2 set (Warm; very warm and comfortable to ride on Bicycle as well)

OTHER CLOTHING
1. Normal Cloth set for wearing inside the room - 2 set (Since all of the rooms will be heated and temperature maintained; average cloths as you wear in Kathmandu during Summer will work for all seasons.)
2. Half pant/Trouser - 1/2 set
3. Bed Cover (tanna) - 1 set
4. Sports Wear (Optional)
5. Towel - 1

BAG/MOBILE/OTHERS
1. Mobile set - 1 set (Unlocked Mobiles are relatively expensive here than in Nepal and locked postpaid mobile sets will not be issued to you immediately after arriving here).
2. Bag (backpack) - 1 (It is better to think about laptop bags to be carried back side so that you can comfortably ride bicycle as well).
3. Memory stick (pen drive) - 1
4. Ball pen - 1 dozen
5. Hair Cutting Machine/Scissor - 1 (Hair Cutting is really expensive here)
6. Umbrella -1
7. Raincoat -1
8. Sewing needles and sewing threads (सियो धागो) - Few

UTENSILS
1. Pressure cooker - 1 (medium size; might be of 2/3 Ltr.; while packing separate the cover and pack on luggage bag; do to close the cover of pressure cooker)
2. Multipurpose non-sticky frying pan
3. Plate, Spoon, glass (though these items are widely available on second hand stores as well, but it might not be easily available on your city; so it it better to bring minimum required set)

COSMETIC
1. Shaving Set (Shaving Cream, razors; also include extra razors)
2. Toothpaste and brush 2/3
3. Shampoo - 1/2 (larger)
4. Bathing gel/soap - 1/2 (larger)
5. Nail cutter - 1
6. Perfume - 2/3 (Optional)
8. Chip stick or lip guard (MUST for Winter) - 2/3

MEDICINE PACK
Bring general purpose medicine pack (tablets for Cetamol, Asprine, Metronidazol, Betadin, Aciloc , bandage, Handyplast, Cuttons, Thermometer) since medicines are really expensive here and can not be bought without prescriptions. Medical expenses are really high in Finland.

SOUVENIRS AND GIFT ITEMS
Yes, do not forget to bring a flag of Nepal. Also, include some souvenirs related to Nepal, it would be much helpful to freshen up the memory of your family, friends and Nepal. Also bring some gift items like postcards of Nepal, symbolic gift objects about Nepal. It would be useful for gifting your International officers, your professors and international friends. They could be also very good attractions for foreigners on cultural programs. Do not forget to visit Nepal Tourism Board at Bhrikuti Mandap; they will also give you a pack of stickers and postcards related to Nepal; free of cost.

What about books and Stationary?
You need not to bring any books to Finland. Libraries of Colleges are well equipped and flexible enough that you can manage with library books. Moreover, online reading is the most common way of study here. So, the importance of printed books are really minimal during studies.

About Copies or notebooks, you need not to bring any. Though notebooks are very expensive here, you can manage with blank sheets (A4 Paper) by converting them to notebooks. Your luggage weight is the main obstacle to bring notebooks.

About, pen, it is better to include minimum a dozen of good ball pens. You can also include highlighters, staplers with pins, paper tape, gum etc if you use them often.

What about Foods?
We eat Nepali dal-bhat daily as our main meal. So, don't worry about regular foods. But, spices of curry, chillies and typical Nepali foods are almost impossible to find. However, there are Indian Shops in most of the towns and cities and they sell all kinds of spices, chillies and all kinds of Indian stuffs (which are quire similar to Nepali taste); but my personal experience with them is that they could be better than Finnish spices but they can not give you the real taste of Nepal. So, I suggest you to pack enough amount of curry masala, other spices and chillies as well. It is better to include some dry meats, your favorite typical nepali foods and related iteams as well. You will miss the Momo here.

What about electronic goods like laptop or computer?
Electronic Goods are not so cheaper here except they are in offer. If you have heard about Laptops being so cheap in US, don't ever imagine that, price in US and in Finland are really much different. So, I suggest you either to bring a laptop from Nepal itself OR to manage for first few months here without computer since you will have laboratory in college where you can wisely use computers. Even some colleges issues Laptop to students from their libraries. Later, after making a good saving amount, OR when shops announces seasonal and festival offers with heavy discount, you can buy a new one here. You can buy a good laptop here between 600-800 Euro. 

You can also buy second hand computer and laptop here if you wish. Buying second hand is also a good idea; but if it causes any small problems, maintenance is really a difficult problem. So, think twice and check the laptop properly before buying a second hand one.

14 comments:

  1. carry as much as spices you can. That is the most here. add utensils(very important).add two kind of jackets. north face kind(i recommend to go to thamel side) and wind proof normal jacket. then u r here. if possible try to carry small momo pot, as much as nepali achar.
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  2. About electronic goods, please don't forget to bring a network cable for internet connection, its very expensive here. Last year there was a lot of discussion about suit. I didn't bring one but I think a pair of suit is utmost important if you are attending an interview or if your are in a presentation.
    I would also emphasize on a pair of scissors and hair cutting machine. It costs 20 euros for a hair cut here.
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  3. Good job! Extensive/inclusive list!

    I like secondhand shops. Believe me or not, most of the stuffs you may need in your daily lives such as clothes (I can't find jeans pants :(, furnitures, kitchen utensils (except pressure cooker), plugs, even cable etc. can be found from there at cheaper prices than in Nepal.

    Weblink: http://vuolanne.net/kirpputorit/

    Once you are here, you can visit there with a help of map, weblink is: http://kartat.eniro.fi/

    just copy, paste the location at 'osoite' bar. You can locate your school, train stations, airports etc if you are interested while you are in Nepal.

    In the end, bring jeans as much as possible, cigarettes (better if you are quitting) and other necessary stuffs.
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  4. I think Laptop are cheaper here than in Nepal coz.I have purchase my Laptop in 500 euro with this configuration: Acer 15.4 inch, 4 GB DDR2 RAM, Dual core AMD 1.99 GHz processor, 250 GB hard disk, web cam, bluetooth, cardreader etc.I think Laptop with such components are very expensive in Nepal than in Finland.Online shopping are cheaper than supermarket.
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  5. good job .i hope this may help for the new commer.but part time is impossoble to get in finland so dont believe on the educational broker they are cheater
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  6. Hello from a Finnish person who lived in Nepal for a while. Most Finnish people speak good English, so don't be afraid to ask for directions. There are many medicines that you can buy without prescription and it's not all that expensive, however the rents can be more expensive than 300 e a month. The spices aren't like in Nepal (coming from a Finn who loved Nepali food), so I'd bring those. The education system in Finland is high standard and we have many international students and teachers in our universities. I speak ali ali Nepali and very good English, so I can help you, too, if you have questions. I'll try to check this page and can give my email, too, if needed.
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  7. One thing to new comers: Don't only think about snow and winter in Finland. Definetely you have to bring a good winter jacket that can be use in even -30 degree. But don't forget to bring normal fancy jacket also. Everywhere there will be heater so inside you don't need to use it. Moreover summer in finland is really interesting and exciting.So think about if you are using fashionable items in Nepal and want to continue here. T-shirts(nepal ko logo bhayeko, budhha ko ankha bhayeko, nepali jhajhalko aaune), paint(feeting gareko or chose gareko), summer jacket(normal haru, hoot haru etc). Shoes(stylish haru ek dam mahango hunchha, normal sasto haru khapdaina, style pani hudaina but winter ko lagi chai euta majjako winter shoes lyaunu 3-4 barsa khapne baki summer or nepali winter jastai khalko dherai nai lyauda hunchha=). shampoo,hair spray are almost in same price with better quality so don't carry much from there. But lip guard are really expensive which cost around nepali 250Rs.
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  8. cat 5 cable is very important if you are bringing laptop and also dont forget to bring usb drive to transfer data, although internet is every where but you may need to transfer data from computer to laptop.
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  9. pramesh dhakalAug 22, 2010 01:09 AM
    what about weight of luggage.if we carried more then 20 kilos then it would cost extra charge i've heard....please mention it also.......
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  10. how many weight of luggage can we bring including the hand carry??
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  11. NO need to give so much importance in above advises.All things will become common as the time passes..
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  12. cables, mobile phones are not suggested to bring from nepal. You can choose as good phones in second hand which is as good as new. for few months one might wonder what are the important stuffs but later on with frens who u will share stuffs, reduces the over load of carrying stuffs. So pressure cooker, momo pot, spices, nepali flag, nepali daura surwal(few occasion), a lot of jeans, are suggested. Real good computers can be found in relatively great price in online store(bidding store).

    For those who wants summer job as soon as coming here must come before august, then they can stick into something, with the help of seniors. Finnish Language will help a lot in finding a job. If ur finnish language score is good in Nepal, even then its not enough. u need speaking finnish(even normal bhat khayo khayena works rather than one who writes).

    7-10kg handbag is allowed depending on flight.
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  13. i am coming to vassa uas this aug .is it possible to get job within few month there or we sould move to helsinki
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  14. Prem Raj Adhikari ji gafadi hunuhudo raichha!!!!
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