Ice skating

So what you need is pair of skates and enough socks for the skates. The combination should be _tight_ when tied up. And it makes life easier if you can't twist your ancle much to sides and the blades are sharp.

And have enough clothes which you can easily remove as skating might be warmer to do than you think. You migth think that a stick would help in the beginning but I'd say it's better without after first minutes, otherwise you lean against the stick too much and never trust yourself.

You can buy skates from all the sport-stores, basic pair is ok but you should try them on first and compare with some more expensive - you get what you pay for. If bought second hand it might need sharpening, and if really old they might not really support your leg and it makes skating quite hard so try them out!

[Note info about amounts is from January 2005 so those could have changed..]

In Sportia 10 they have second hand skates, adult sizes and the guy said quite a lot too. Place is Sammonkatu 60, Kaleva. (http://www.sportia-10.com/fr.html)

They have junior sized skates also in Hockey Service Oy, Väinämöisenkatu 21, Kaleva. They don't have any adult sized.

And one place more to check is Sammon Vapari - Kaskitie 14, Kaleva.. (again =). Not too many male adult sized, biggest is 42 1/2. For juniors and girls there is more to pick from.

And if you're really (really) lucky you might find some from fleamarket. I wouldn't count on it.