Explore the nature of Finland
While visiting Kasnäs on Kemiö island (Kemiönsaari in Finnish, Kimitoön in Swedish), one of the places I wanted to visit was this devil's field. It is actually a part of the ancient shoreline of the…
Kasakallio is a high hilltop at Östersundom district in Helsinki. It is overlooks the Baltic Sea in the east of Helsinki, and this is also why there is a Bronze Age tomb there. Parking area…
Heinisuo in Renko in Hämeenlinna is a marsh that welcomes hikers with a short circle trail around the marsh with duckboards along the way. The protected area is about 390 hectares and consists of different…
Sorlampi nature trail is a great introduction into Finnish forest landscapes. It has rocky outcroppings over waterways, lush forests, and even Ice Age glacial potholes called giant's kettles. Moreover, Sorlampi is at Nuuksio National Park,…
”It’s a chilly morning when I rise up from the depths of my tent. Our morning routine functions perfectly with you. I know it works because we’ve been working for so long together. You walk…
Heinäjoki nature trail is a fun nature destination with duckboards and few birdwatching towers near Pihtipudas town centre in northern Central Finland. Pihtipudas is located about 140 kilometers north of Jyväskylä along the highway 4…
Deer hunting in Finland is a common hobby as there are large populations of fallow deer, white tailed deer, and roe deer roaming in our forests. The deer hunting season is almost over, but here's…
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…
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.…
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…