Lake Pakasaivo located in Muonio, Lapland, is also known as the Hell of Lapland. When we saw a little star on the map with a text "Hell of Lapland", we knew we have to go…
Pakasaivo, the Hell of Lapland
Category: Destination
Reindeer herders gathering in Vasakaira, Sodankylä
Early and misty Sunday morning, the skies were covered in clouds and heavy fog was all you can see. We jumped into the car and started driving into the woods. As you can expect during…
Tepasto nature trail in Kittilä is a home for gnomes
If you happen to be driving by Tepasto village in north of Kittilä, have a little walk at Perhejärvi nature trail. There is a nice few kilometers walk to Kaakkurilampi (kaakkuri=red-throated diver, lampi=pond) and a…
Hepoköngäs – largest free waterfalls of Finland in Puolanka
We were on a roadtrip from Jyväskylä all the way to Enontekiö in north western Lapland, and we wanted to visit Hepoköngäs along the way. We knew the largest free-falling waterfalls in Finland were somewhere…
Find your inner sherpa in Kanavuori in Jyväskylä
Kanavuori, Chicken Mountain, is a hill and nature trail located in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, and in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is not a mountain, let's be clear on that. The hill…
Metsäkoivula trail is an easy day trip from Helsinki
Metsäkoivula trail is an easy day trip from Helsinki as it is located in a small town called Somero, about 100 kilometers from the capital area. Nearby are the national parks of Liesjärvi and Torronsuo,…
Autumn colours and ruska in Lapland, Finland
Having four distinctive seasons is definitely a huge benefit for those living in Finland. Every year in the autumn we enjoy our third colour explosion of the year when autumn colours arrive. Lapland, the area…
The Devil’s Loop and Neitvuori mountain at Anttola, Finland
We were driving around through the scenic wonderland of Lakeland Finland and decided we wanted to see the views from a higher vantage point. We scoured the maps and saw that Neitvuori (means Maid Mountain…
Stunning turquoise natural spring Kiikunlähde at Hollola
If you see something unbelievably beautiful, make sure you don't destroy it and do your best to preserve it for the next generation to enjoy. This was the case with Kiikunlähde spring in Hollola: it…
Observation tower and Stone Age views at Luhdanjoki, Finland
When I was climbing up the seemingly-endless stairs of the observation tower in Luhdanjoki, I wondered why I always seem to choose places to see that are very high up. It's not that I'm afraid…