Explore the nature of Finland
Finnish nature quiz for kids is meant for approximately 3–7-year-old children. It includes fun trivia questions with multiple choices. All questions are related to the Finnish nature. Pictures provide tips for younger kids but older…
Have you seen people fishing on bridges in the spring and the autumn? They are probably fishing Baltic Herring, which on good days can be a really good catch! This type of fishing is also…
Are you wondering how to build an insect hotel for the garden? Building an insect hotel was my next little construction project. If you have a garden, now is the perfect time to build your…
In times like these nature connectedness is more important than ever. Nature is known to have several health benefits for our bodies. It lowers blood pressure and stress hormones, lifts up spirit and helps us…
Are you wondering how to build a lean-to shelter? Building a log lean-to shelter was a fun construction project that took the entire spring. I didn't know how-to build a lean-to shelter before, so it…
What are duckboards? Duckboards are wooden walkways that help you to walk in bogs or over muddy areas along nature trails. There are about 500 kilometers of duckboards in public nature trails in Finland. Duckboards…
Finnish nature is full of traces of the ice age. During the last great glacial period Finland was situated at the centre of the area covered by the Scandinavian ice sheet. This local glaciation is…
Hevonlinna is a peaceful little outdoor sports center in Koski Tl municipality in the Southwest Finland. It is located about 60 kilometers from Turku near route 10, which is going from Turku to Hämeenlinna. The…
All I knew about Valkmusa National Park before parking my car at the start of a circular route on a late autumn afternoon was that it was in southeastern Finland. That's it. By chance, I…
Happy New Year! We would like to invite you to take part in Out in the Nature Challenge 2020! We want to encourage everyone to spend more time in the nature. Why? Because being out…