Finnish Army Jackboots

Here is a pair of old Finnish Army jackboots. These are the kind worn during the Winter War and the Continuation War, and which remained in service as late as the 1980s. This is the older model with leather soles. The later versions were similar, but with a rubber crepe sole as well. Like most Nordic boots, these run quite large to accommodate footwraps. I have found that they fit perfectly if worn with either footwraps and a pair of woollen socks or two pairs of woollen socks. For the latter, I found that a standard army sock on the inside and a British Arctic sock as the outside layer does the trick for me. They are very comfortable in the Finnish winter weather once you get into them, although I have no intentions of combining these with a 1980s style turquoise shell suit as I've seen one Finn do, whilst doing his Sunday exercise in the forest.

These were purchased from Varusteleka online.