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What are you wearing?
| Finnish | English | Finnish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| paita | shirt, top | villapaita | jumper |
| housut | trousers | mekko | dress |
| takki | coat, jacket | toppatakki | padded winter coat |
| kengät | shoes | sukat | socks |
| hattu | hat | pipo | woolly hat, beanie |
| hanskat | gloves | kaulahuivi | scarf |
Like English trousers, housut is always plural — and so are pairs like kengät, sukat, hanskat. So: Housut ovat uudet. — The trousers are new.
In Finland the pipo is an essential. Don't leave home without one from October to April.