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Hiking with a child: multi-day backpacking tour

August 23, 2021September 9, 2021 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ Leave a comment

A 40+ km hike with a 7-year-old girl. How did it go, was she happy? See many pics!

Hiking with a child: day hikes

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 3 Comments

I hiked a lot with my younger daughter this summer. Also general tips for hiking with kids.

Summer wrap-up

Guidebook Hiking in Finland
August 17, 2020August 13, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 2 Comments

More pics of wild beauty, and pics from our family hikes, and more cloudberries than I've ever seen...

Perfect pastime for a Corona weekend

Hiking in Finland guidebook
March 23, 2020March 31, 2020 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 1 Comment

Going out to nature does good to us, that is generally known. It's always fun, and sometimes you encounter even more. I saw this weekend something special, a first in my life.

55 km hike with kids

Hiking in Finland
July 1, 2019June 29, 2019 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 7 Comments

Day hiking with children is easy and fun. Heading out to longer excursions requires more, but it is possible. Here are lots of pictures of our family hike along Hetta-Pallas trail.

Spring on our latitude

Hiking in Finland - Day Trips and Backpacking Expedition
April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ Leave a comment

What is spring? Walking on paths decorated with green and flowers? Or skiing?

Delights of living in the middle of nowhere

Hiking in Finland - Day Trips and Backpacking Expeditions
January 28, 2019January 30, 2019 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 1 Comment

There are good aspects in city life, but there are very good aspects in living far into the countryside, too. We live in the middle of forest, and we enjoy that. See what animal tracks we have spotted lately!

Guidebook Hiking in Finland

Hiking in Finland - Day Trips and Backpacking Expeditions
January 21, 2019November 10, 2019 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 23 Comments

The perfect guidebook: Hiking in Finland! Day hiking, multi-day expeditions, best destinations, skills needed here up north, seasons, hiking with kids, winter hiking, good maps, GPX tracks, everything about hiking in Finland! 🙂

Skiing outside tracks with children

Hiking in Finland - Day Trips and Backpacking Expeditions
January 14, 2019January 13, 2019 ~ scricfinia – Finnish Way of Hiking ~ 4 Comments

After these last two months let's now return to more normal kind of hiking. Two short stories of hiking with kids in winter: skiing and skating.

Hiking in Finland is published!

Hiking in Finland - Day Trips and Backpacking Expeditions

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  • New book / Uusi kirja: Talviretkeilijän opas September 28, 2022
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  • An archive of articles on hiking in Finland January 31, 2022
  • Hiking with a child: multi-day backpacking tour August 23, 2021
  • Hiking with a child: day hikes August 12, 2021
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