When you drive between Helsinki and Turku on the motorway, you pass through the over 2-kilometer-long Karnainen tunnel. Few would guess that above the motorway lies an entire hiking destination with ponds and lean-tos. Once you cross the small hill from the Karnaistenkorpi parking area and step into nature, you immediately find yourself in a […]
Nuuksio National Park is an incredibly beautiful natural gem next to Helsinki. As the calm of autumn sets in, you can find truly wilderness-like experiences in Nuuksio by choosing a weekday for your visit. The high cliffs of the lake uplands, the mossy forests covering their slopes, and the forest ponds rippling in the depressions […]
In Teijo National Park, located in Southwestern Finland in the city of Salo, diverse nature and traces of history intertwine charmingly. Besides the wilderness-like marshes and lake landscapes, Teijo offers stunning forests, rocky highlands, and even a coastline. The manor culture and human presence have shaped this versatile region into something truly unique. In this […]
The splendid Aulanko Nature Reserve boasts not only a variety of unique curiosities but also a complete 7-kilometer loop trail encircling Lake Aulanko. Predominantly serene in nature, this loop deviates at two swimming beaches and a fire pit, ventures through a forest named after Finland’s national composer Jean Sibelius, and meanders past stunning scenic cliffs. […]
