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What to pack forHelsinki
in February

30° / 23°F
12 days of rain. Sunset around 6:10pm.
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One email. Free, and it stays free.

The essentials

Tick the box when it is in the bag
Tick remover
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.
Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night. Don't have one? Check these out.
Carry-on suitcase (hard shell)
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely. Don't have one? Check these out.
Multi-port USB-C charger (GaN)
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera. Don't have one? Check these out.
VPN
Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself.
Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself. Don't have one? Check these out.
AirTag / tracker for bags
Checked suitcase
Don't have one? Check these out.

Nice to have

You could skip every one of these
Language app
A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.
A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.
Passport holder

The basics

You own most of these. We are just making sure they make it in.
Toiletries kit
Medications + prescriptions
Sleepwear
Pen (customs forms)
Copy of passport
Nail clippers
Don't have one? Check these out.

Take this list with you

It keeps your ticks. Open it again when you are standing over the suitcase.