Midwinter in Central Finland: A Trip to Leivonmäki National Park
Leivonmäki National Park is located in the heart of Central Finland, about 50 kilometers from the city of Jyväskylä.
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Under the Spell of Moonlight: Discovering the Famous Beauty of Riisitunturi National Park at Night
Riisitunturi National Park is located in the municipality of Posio in Finnish Lapland. The area is true wilderness, dominated by the mighty forces of Lapland. In the national park, there’s a trail that can be walked in winter too, with proper winter clothing and equipment. On a clear Monday evening, the sky was bright and […]
Photo series: Pastel shades on Särkitunturi fell in Muonio, Lapland
Särkitunturi is a low and relatively easily accessible fell in Muonio, Western Lapland. There is a 3-kilometer-long (1,9 mi) trail that leads to its summit. The path is popular and often so compacted that it is easy to traverse in the winter, for example, with snowshoes. This photo series shows what it’s like to view […]
Wandering through Winter
This past winter here has been a bit different for me in terms of photography. I focused less on creating my more typical landscapes and tried to introduce a more human element into my images. I wanted to somehow show what it feels like to experience the amazing and surrealistic side of the Finnish wintertime. […]
Beautiful white & blue views from the top of Kommatti hill – this is Finnish winter at its best!
The polar night felt endless this year. So now that the sun is back, I need to get out and enjoy some bright sunlight! Near my home there’s a hill called Kommattivaara (map link). It’s easy to reach by car, so it’s a great destination for a little winter trip. It was quite chilly when […]
How does it feel when the temperature is below -30C?
There is only one way to describe it: it feels cold, at first, but then after you’re getting warmer you realize it becomes the thing you’ve been missing your whole life. After ten hour drive we finally reach our destination at the edge of the Pallas-Yllästunturi national park. The latter hours of driving were battling […]
This is what I saw as I walked 500 meters into a dark, silent, frozen forest
I live in a small village in the middle of Lapland. In fact, most people who live in Lapland live in small villages. That’s because there are almost no proper cities here at all, above the arctic circle. And because there are no cities, there is no articifial light, but lots and lots of darkness […]
One trip, three countries – Winter trekking from Kilpisjärvi
We arrived to Kilpisjärvi on Monday evening. We parked our car and started skiing across the lake. The sun was just going behind the hills and the weather felt a bit colder than we had expected. When we came to Kolttalahti, we started to look for a place to camp. Near Swedish border we found […]
Ice fishing, cold and boring?
First of all, I have to say that don’t drink and ice fish. Seriously. Use proper safety gears and don’t fool around, or else you can die. Finland is the promised land of associations. I personally belong to 5 different associations. One of my favorite ones is definitely WP. And no, it’s not white power, […]
Exploring the harsh beauty of Kaldoaivi
This time we took Ulla, our alaskan malamute puppy to Kaldoaivi. Kaldoaivi is the largest wilderness area in Finland. It is not only the largest, but it is one of the northernmost wilderness areas as well. During the winter the northernmost parts of Finland fall under the complete polar night, meaning that the Sun won’t […]
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