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Welcome again to our minimalist Nordic life in Finland! 🏡
In this video, I’ll show you how we prepare for winter! ❄️ From switching to winter tires (it’s the law) to ensuring we stay healthy with vitamin D supplements, I cover the essential steps to get ready for the extreme cold.
I also dive into how we keep our home cozy, layer up in winter clothes, and prepare our cars with special winter fluids and snow tires, even winter tires for our bikes! 🚗🚲 Indoors, it’s all about warmth and light… stocking up on firewood, checking heating systems, and creating a cozy atmosphere with candles and soft lighting.
I’ll also share how we embrace the long, dark winters here in Finland, find beauty in the season’s peacefulness, and stay active with winter sports.
Do you have any winter prep tips? Let me know in the comments, and don’t forget to like and subscribe for more cozy Nordic living tips and stories! 😊 ❄️
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Chapters
00:00 About us
00:19 Nordic law
00:52 Vitamins
01:40 Our car in winter
02:28 Staying healthy in winter
02:55 Staying warm
03:48 Firewood for winter
04:12 Winter home maintenance
04:49 Reflective gear
05:05 Prep for dark winter
06:30 Winter sports gear
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V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X T :
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Email: calmnordic@gmail.com
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✨ How do you prepare for winter where you live? What do you think about these habits? 😊 Here are our 10 habits:
1. Changing to winter tires (it's the law)
2. Vitamin D
3. Car prep
4. Staying healthy
5. Clothes
6. Firewood
7. Home prep
8. Reflective gear
9. Mindset
10. Winter sports
Another lovely video Kuro ❤️❤️❤️ yes your homes are well prepared for winter and all that preparation gets you through it. What a beautiful waterfall with those vibrant autumn trees adding so much colour. That camper van made me smile I once travelled around Europe in an orange one. It was so much fun I was a lot younger then 😂. Moomin shop I am in heaven. Tove Jansson was a talented artist. I believe her father was an excellent sculptor. Yes it’s the way you embrace the darkness and having that mentality helps you through. Who doesn’t love a snowy landscape so crisp and clean. I love the way you always light candles when eating so cosy in the winter. Have a lovely time abroad with your friends ☺️
Bonjour, vous êtes bien organisée et bien préparée pour l'hiver👏❤Nous en France, également on se prépare doucement, car il fait encore chaud. Vous habitez un très beau pays ❤. Votre chat est splendide. 🐱🩵Bonne journée 😘
Dall' Italia. Ho scoperto da pochi giorni il tuo vlog. Mi piace molto. Spero che continuerai a fare dei video 💖🌼
Hello. I just discovered your channel and i love it. i'm watching you from Portugal. Our winters are very very different. Not so cold but with a lot of rain. We don't prepare quite much, i'm afraid. We love summer and sun. We are privileged with such good weather. However i'm so in love with Nordic Countries. Their culture and habits fascinate me.I really would like to visit one day. Who knows?? Thank you for showing me a bit of Finland. I've recently read two books about Sisu and Finland. One is from Joanna Nylund and the other from Katie Pantzar. Now i will try to find here Fumio Sasaki. I got curious. I'm trying to learn more about minimalism. Wishing you a wonderful day.
What a beautiful country you live in.
I would like to say thank you for your past videos , they have helped me downsize and to declutter.
One preparation I do every autumn is to check my food cupboards and freezer to make sure I have enough of the essentials items . Also I always make sure that my heating is serviced properly. Plus also to make sure I got enough non food essentials. And I do try and get out every day at the moment it’s mild for October and damp , but today we have got a beautiful sunny day .
From 🇨🇦 here and your list is very familiar. I lost my beloved husband in March and you gave me a good reminder to put the winter windshield fluid in and make sure the ice scraper is in my car. I got the tires dealt with in late September- the law here is from Oct 1.
I got my 9 battery operated flicker candles out last week- it’s so dark now and I am enjoying the cosy warm light in the dark corners of my living/dining/kitchen room (apartment).
My big tip is to stock up on heavy stuff like bags of flour, tinned soups, jars of stuff at the grocery store before the snow hits and ice forms in the parking lot. It’s hard to get the carts out over the ice to the car or pack it out in bags. Fill the pantry before it gets icy.
Everything is looking so clean in your city ☺️ love that.
Your sweet furball 😻
Thank you for your videos and sharing about your culture in such a relaxing and enjoyable way! I noticed what looks like an essential oil diffuser in your room. I'm sorry if you already know this and I promise I'm not trying to be annoying, just wanted to make sure you have looked into diffusing essential oils around cats. It's a controversial issue, and there are different opinions, but some feel it's very unsafe to diffuse essential oils (or use them in any way) around cats. I tend to trust veterinarians who work with essential oils and animals and simply choose those oils that are considered safe and avoid the rest. We have 6 tails here! Definitely not minimalists 😄but that's what happens when one volunteers with a cat rescue. Your baby is absolutely adorable! Looking forward to more of your calming videos and learning more about Nordic culture.
Thank you for sharing this video. I’m so glad I found your channel. New subscriber here. Can’t wait to see your next video. 😊
Also from Canada and my list looks much the same as yours!
A Moomin shop! 💗💗💗
Hi,😊.
Sólo cambio de ropa y de abrigo, y revisiones de la calefacción. Y también hábitos de alimentación. Por estás latitudes el sol 🌞 sigue, me nos tiempo, pero sigue el ciclo día y noche.
Saludos 🤗 😊
Your cat is adorable ❤
How do I prepare for winter..crumpets and plenty of 🧈 ..hot water bottles with woolly jumpers (prevents burn marks against the skin) and stock up on de icer..Thank you for sharing your video..very stylish looking. 🇬🇧👍
I love the winter months – mainly because of the fashions. People have to think more carefully about what they wear, rather than slop around in shorts, flip-flops and t-shirts in the warmer weather. In the UK, leaves on the train tracks or snow on the roads usually brings everything to a grinding halt. We never seem prepared for anything and we get the same sort of weather every winter, so there really is no excuse. The infrastructure in Finland seems so ready to tackle anything that comes its way.
Oh! The trees 😍. How beautiful 😊
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I loved this video. I struggle with the short, dark days in the northern USA, so it was very inspiring. Kuro is not worried about the winter. He knows he’s safe and taken care of which is partly why I love you so much!
Hola desde chile, aquí nos preparamos para el calor😊 lindo video y cosas que no sabíamos de los países nórdicos 😊
My part of 🇨🇦 is very similar (flu shots, winter tires [not mandatory but encouraged], change of type of clothing in the wardrobe, winter sports, vitamin D). Still not my favourite season (much prefer spring and autumn) but better to adapt and find enjoyment where one can than sitting at home and feeling miserable!☃️
Very similar to Canada 😊 We have free flu and COVID shots for anyone over 6 months old ,snow tires, wool sweaters and socks, hats and mittens. Short days long night's but a brightly lit fireplace and candles, maybe a hot cup of coco make for cosy evening's 😊