Posts Tagged ‘Finland’

Riisitunturi National Park is one of the better known places to find snow crown-loaded trees in Lapland and Finland. During winter the main hike is a 4.3km loop called the Riisin Raapasy Trail which summits Riisitunturi Fell. Snowshoeing quite necessary to complete the loop and even with snowshoes, some of the snow and ice can…

The search for crown-loaded trees (rime ice, or ‘tykky’ to the local Finnish people) continued. Local advice recommended a walk to the nearby Ukko-Luosto Maisematupa (which is Finnish for ‘scenic hut’). Mid-February is an ideal time to search for these snow-covered trees throughout the fells in Northern Finland, but climate change is making weather more…

n Winter the Tunturiaapa bogland (or swamp) in Northern Finland undergoes a magical transformation. The ground which would usually threaten to absorb one’s legs into the landscape freezes solid, and in the coming months snow masses on top concealing all below. It creates a magical world for photography, isolating trees and creating a moody atmosphere.…

Lampivaara Amethyst Mine is an attraction North-East of Luosto where people can come and mine their own amethyst. Visitors are transported from the base of the fell to the summit via a tracked vehicle that travels past beautiful winter forest scenes, but it is also possible to visit by hiking, snowshoeing or biking. We were…