The wonderful first summer days!

The weather conditions are just perfect right now. This is the best time to hike! Or...

The beauty of old-growth forest!

Old-growth, natural forest is such a beautiful place!

55 km hike with kids

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.

Perfect day on the fells

A short story of a rainy day on fells, and then a perfect day on the fells!

Hiking 100 km in 24 hours?

This is continuation to last week's post. This time our goal was to walk 100 km in 24 hours. Did we succeed this time? And what are the important things if you mean to walk very long day marches?

Hiking 127 km without sleeping?

Have you ever wondered how long a day march is possible for a hiker with normal physical condition? Would 127 km be possible? We tried that one June.

Hiking in Finland: Tips for an advanced hiker

Come to Finland on your holiday! Day hiking is is great activity, but you get even more when you head out for a multi-day hike. Tips for a week long backpacking expedition, on trail or off trails, as you wish.

Hiking in Finland: Tips for a beginner

Are you planning next summer's holiday? Come and hike in Finland! Here's ten tips for a beginner.

Opposites: Hossa NP opening ceremony (June)

Finland chose to give Hossa to itself as a 100 year birthday present, by establishing the newest National Park in Finland to Hossa. Hossa already was a National Hiking Area since 1979. What changed when it was converted to a National Park?

Opposites week 49, part II

Yesterday I told about a ski tour in Lapland in December. Today let's see what Finland looks like in the opposite part of the year, in June.