Finland emergency food list
From the 72 hours booklet by Finland's authorities and the Finnish National Rescue Association (SPEK): food for one adult for three days that keeps well and can be eaten as it is.
Water
At least 5 litres of bottled water per person, plus juice.
Ready to eat
- Bottled water, juice and fruit soups
- Fresh fruit, vegetables and root vegetables, and tins
- Bread, crispbread, rice cakes and rusks
- Cereal, muesli, flakes, nuts and seeds
- Dried fruit such as raisins, prunes and dates
- Jams and purées
- Long-life milk and plant drinks
- Tinned fish, meat and beans
- Snack bars, biscuits, chocolate and crisps
Also
- Pet food
- Remember special diets.
- The stock doesn't need to be a separate store: it is the food you would have at home anyway, enough for the whole family for at least 72 hours.
Buying and storing
- Stock food you already eat, and rotate it: use the oldest first and replace it, so nothing expires unnoticed.
- For 72 hours, choose food that keeps at room temperature and can be eaten without cooking: tins, crispbread, dried fruit, nuts, muesli, long-life milk.
- For a week or longer, add dry staples such as rice, pasta, oats and pulses, plus oil, salt and sugar, and a stove to cook on.
- Dry staples need water to cook: count it in your water stock.
- Store food cool, dry and dark, in airtight containers once opened.
- Allow for babies, special diets, allergies and pets.
- Keep a manual can opener, and throw away tins that are swollen, dented or rusty.
Official sources: 72hours.fi booklet (SPEK); 72hours.fi food guide. Read our guide to this list.