Travelogues Finland

Stage 56: Rytilahti - Olkkajärvi: After a refreshing bath in Askanselä, a very beautiful route to Olkkajärvi - a place just before Rovaniemi, the official home city of Santa...

In the morning misty, later overcast, but dry We take it easy today. We do some household chores, find out about interesting places on the way to Helsinki, and set off for a...

Cloudy and humid At 2:00 am we are outside again, above the highest peak of the Pyhä-Luosto ridge we can see something like green lightning. We believe it is a mix of northern...

All day overcast In the morning, we still grumble a little about the deficiencies in the apartment, and it's gray outside. However, despite the old hotplate, the apple pancakes...

This will not be a long post, it is only to document that it snowed for the first time! And the snow even stays, at least for today. 05/10/2018 - Snow in Kajaani 05/10/2018 -...

In the morning, we had to pack and clean, and then we had free time. I and another person from my hut joined a group from another hut to go sledding. We went up and down twice...

Partly cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon We had chosen a bike tour from the suggestions on the tourist information page, but bike tours are different in Finland. So...

Night Frost, morning sun and fog, afternoon cloudy Alea jacta est - we have booked the ferry from Helsinki to Travemünde: On Mon, October 18th! We noticed that the prices at...

Cloudy with some sun and a little drizzle rain Since we have already found accommodation for the night, we take our time packing up and make a detour to a suspension bridge over...

Today we left the south coast of Finland and drove through the Finnish lake district to Kuopio. We covered about 480km on very nice side roads, 8 hours drive. About 100 km...

(22.06) The wind is blowing strongly today, so we are staying in the harbor of Vatunginnokka and waiting for the wind to calm down.

Stage 59: Pudasjärvi - Raanujärvi: I hadn't mentioned mosquitoes yet. It was quite limited - however, even relatively few mosquitoes can become a real nuisance, so today we are...

At night frost, in the morning fog, later sun After an early breakfast, we pack all our things, Juha drives straight back to Helsinki, we want to visit Porvoo on the way there....

Partly cloudy and sunny alternately After a hearty breakfast, we take a tour, Juha wants to help with his small construction project on his property. First, we drive past the...

Cloudy with occasional rain showers This cabin in the forest is really quiet, it was a good place to relax. Farewell to the lake Today we continue, after a little walk around...

All day cloudy but dry Lake near our cottage Our cottage in the forest is wonderfully quiet and we sleep in. Today we finally use the bicycles again and ride to the city of...

All day rain, occasionally dry in the evening From today we are back "in the south" - we have crossed the Arctic Circle again a few kilometers before Rovaniemi, the "gateway to...

Cloudy all day, with occasional rain We're starting a bit later this morning, as the rain is supposed to stop, but we get caught in a short shower. The path to the national park...

Thursday, 14.10.2022 From Munich, we first flew with Finnair to Helsinki and after a short layover (actually a pity, Helsinki would definitely be worth a visit too) continued to...

Stage 58: Juotasniemi - Pudasjärvi: We drive in a southern arc to Pudasjärvi via Kuusamo. So far, our impression of Finland: beautiful lakes and forests, compared to Norway, it...

Bright sunshine Today we have breakfast at the Hakaniemi market, which we cycle to in the sunshine, a beautiful route partly along a lake and through green areas. There was...

All day damp, occasional rain. Fortunately, the two windows of our studio apartment face the quiet backyard, so we can sleep in. In the late morning, we go on a city tour by bus...

We arrived in Finland on Friday with fresh temperatures mostly in the single digits. Our route runs most of the time via Sweden, but Finland still made it onto our list of...

Stage 57: Olkkajärvi - Juotasniemi: along the Kemijoki on the yellow 81, via Rovaniemi (unfortunately, we only see it occasionally for a short time, as there is a forest in...

Sun all day After a long sleep and a late breakfast, we take a walk to the sea - the large body of water in the middle of Helsinki is a bay of the Baltic Sea. We were in this...

Hey friends, Today we are starting the first day and trying to start our blog. Quickly blow-dried our hair with the Voimarkus and then off to the Espresso House. After the...

Finland trip during pregnancy.

In the morning I went to Mara for breakfast and she was already in Kortepohja. I had to finish an assignment and then I went there, where we met some friends from the university...

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