Spring on our latitude

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

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Ski touring on ski tracks

Photos from some of the most beautiful ski tracks in Finnish Lapland.

Delights of living in the middle of nowhere

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!

Skiing outside tracks with children

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.

Millennium hike, part 9: Halti

Skiing in white-out for many days... How is it going to be with our goal to stand on top of Finland, Halti fell, when the millennia changes? Is it too stormy? No, we get extraordinarily good weather for that very day! Our two months long backpacking expedition across Lapland ends in this post. I also ponder what did I learn/get from this hike.

Millennium hike, part 8: Käsivarsi

Have you ever celebrated Christmas in wilderness? Try it some day, I recommend! Here's how we spent our Christmas in a wilderness hut 50 km from nearest road. Naturally also lots of skiing in this post.

Millennium hike, part 7: Tarvantovaara

Week seven out of nine... Do you know how to camp in -32°C, in snowy conditions? Here's some tips.