That classic Swedish proverb “Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder” (“There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing”), is the absolute rule of Northern living.

The Three-Layer System for your body

Layer 1: Base Layer (Moisture Control)
- Goal: Keep your skin dry.
- What to wear: Long pants and a long-sleeve shirt made of merino wool or high-performance synthetics.
- Golden Rule: Avoid cotton entirely. Cotton absorbs sweat, holds moisture, and turns into a freezer pack against your skin the moment you stop moving.
Layer 2: Mid Layer (Insulation)
- Goal: Trap body heat and warm air.
- What to wear: A fleece sweater, a lightweight down jacket, or a thick wool jumper. This layer holds onto the heat your body generates while letting moisture pass through.
Layer 3: Outer Layer (The Shield)
- Goal: Protect against wind, snow, and moisture.
- What to wear: Windproof and water-resistant winter pants and jacket. Mid-layers do the thermal heavy lifting, while the shell stops harsh subarctic coastal winds from stealing that trapped heat.
- Tip: Make sure this layers provides enough room to layer up.

Protecting your extremities is very important, as your body naturally pulls blood flow away from your hands and feet to warm your core.

Feet
- Gear: High-grade wool socks paired with insulated winter boots.
- Tip: Always size up. Squeezing into tight boots restricts blood circulation and creates cold toes instantly. Trapped air space inside a roomier boot is the actual insulator that keeps your feet warm.
Hands
- Gear: Mittens always beat fingered gloves. Keeping your fingers together allows them to share heat.
- Tip: Double up on layers. Wear thin wool liner mittens underneath oversized, windproof outer mittens. This keeps your hands warm even if you briefly take off the outer shell to use a phone or camera.
Head & Neck
- Gear: A thick beanie (mössa) that fully covers your ears, paired with a fleece or wool neck gaiter.
- Tip: Ditch traditional scarves in favor of a neck gaiter. A gaiter seals the cold air out completely and can easily be pulled up over your nose and cheekbones when subarctic winds pick up.

If you need any help with finding the right clothes, we are more then happy to help you! With some tours use of our winter overalls are included. But you are also more then welcome to rent the winter clothing and boots for your entire stay. Feel free to contact us for all information.

Related FAQ

Can it get to cold to be outside?

Usually the temperatures are between -10°C to -20°C. But it can happend that the temperatures get even colder then -30°C. How comfortable it is to do an activity outdoors also depends on the wind or the type of activity.

When we are preparing the tour we always check the weather this includes temperatures. If we think the temperatures are to cold for a specific activity we will cancel, move the tour to a different day or offer an alternative. Besides the temperatures we will also check the weather for snowsstorms and wind.

It is our job to keep it fun and safe for you.
How cold can it be during the winter months?

The temperatures in the winter months are apprioximately -10°C to -20°C. With in January and february tempertures can be towards -30°C and in march it will be already a little milder with temperatures to -9°C.

You can check the current weather at www.SMHI.se, on this website you will also see any given weather warnings.

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