Everything here is for the cold half of the year, and most of it is wool.
Start with the feet
Nesna Lobben felt boots — huopikkaat in the Norwegian tradition, boiled wool with a moulded non-slip sole. Made for standing still in dry cold: the yard, the school run, snowshoeing, the sledding hill. Adult and children's sizes.
Then the child
Zezuzulla jumpsuits — a waterproof winter jumpsuit with teddy lining for the pram and the hill, and a cotton jumpsuit for the weeks in between or as a layer underneath.
And the layer underneath
Lenne — merino wool from Estonia, made since 1991. Baby overalls in pure merino for the car and under outerwear, velvet overalls with a merino lining, merino tops, trousers and sets for older children, and footmuffs for the pram and the infant car seat built on a waterproof Active+ shell.
This is the layer that decides whether a winter day works. Thin merino under a snowsuit keeps a child warm without the sweat — and it is what goes into the car seat, where a padded suit should not.
And the car seat, which most people forget
A bulky winter suit should not go inside a car seat harness. The padding compresses in a collision and leaves the straps loose — so the safe way is to strap the child in wearing thin layers, then put the warmth on top.
Patulove car ponchos are made for exactly that. They go over the harness, not under it. The child stays warm on the walk to the car and warm in it, and nobody has to fight a coat off in a cold car park. Available in cotton and in merino wool.
Then the hands and the head
HERTTA — felted wool mittens, ear warmers, tube scarves and triangle shawls from Estonia. Handmade, 100% wool.
And something for the grown-up on the sideline
Paul Berg Nordic changing robes — the long hooded parka you pull on over everything when you are the one standing still. The touchline, the shore, the ice, the car park after swimming. Warm, windproof, and easy to get on over wet or cold clothes.
And the evening
Woolish — merino and wool throws, and merino baby blankets. The thing you reach for when everyone is finally inside.
One honest note about wool
Wool felt is made for dry cold, not slush. On a wet, hovering-around-zero day, choose rubber. On a clear cold day nothing beats it.
