Many people think that ice swimming is the best way to relax in winter. In addition of it’s relaxing and calming effect, it also has known benefits for health. Among other things it strengthens your…
Ice swimming in Turku, Finland
Category: Western Finland
Remarkable ruins and rapids at Latokartanonkoski in Salo Finland
Latokartanonkoski rapids are located in Kiskonjoki river in Perniö in Salo municipality. The area hosts a well market nature trail with two beautiful bridges over the river. The area is partly protected and partly on…
Overnight visit to Isojärvi National Park in winter
I was driving down a jagged gravel road, on my way to a cabin at Heretty, which is located in Isojärvi National Park near the petrol station at Länkipohja. The road was in rough shape,…
Törnävänsaari – open-air museum and park
Törnävänsaari is the oldest place inhabited area in Seinäjoki city. Located about 3km from the city centre, Törnävänsaari has a open-air countryside museum. The goal of this museum/park is to demonstrate older lifestyles and pursuits…
Korkeusvuori observation tower and nature trail in Loimaa
Korkeusvuori observation tower and Kettukallio lean-to shelter in Loimaa were our choice of nature destination in the beginning of January. Korkeusvuori could be directly translated as high altitude mountain, which is some exaggeration as this…
Kulta-Kustaa and his excavation pit Kustaan kaivanto
This is a story about Kulta-Kustaa and his excavation pit Kustaan kaivanto in Vaskio in Finland. Kulta-Kustaa was a famous character of a small village as he dedicated his life for trying to find gold.…
First snow at Leivonmäki National Park in Finland
Leivonmäki National Park in Joutsa municipality is a lovely nature destination, which is easy to reach from highway 4. There are 28 kilometers of marked trails at Leivonmäki. The national park can be visited any…
Kullaanvuori observation tower at Rusko
Kullaanvuori observation tower is located in Rusko in Western Finland. We visited the tower in the middle of November. We should remember that late autumn days in Finland equals to short days. For example on…
Harjureitti in Southwestern Finland is known as Little Lapland
Harjureitti is 28 kilometers long trail network in Loimaa, Säkylä, Huittinen and Oripää municipalities in Southwestern Finland. It was established in 1998. Harjureitti, ridge trail, is a popular hiking and cross-country skiing trail on Säkylänharju…
Hörtsänä Arboretum’s story deserves to be told
The Hörtsänä Arboretum in Orivesi municipality in Pirkanmaa region is a private nature reserve that was established as arboretum in 1909 but later on forgotten for decades. It is a charming garden forest that once…