Protected Martimoaapa mire reserve is bird watchers’ paradise

Martimoaapa in Simo

There are a variety of mire types at Martimoaapa, Lumiaapa and Penikat mire reserve to explore. This nature reserve offers nice duckboard trails with several wilderness huts, lean-to shelters, and birdwatching towers along the way.…

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Historical Ox Road of HĂ€me between Turku and HĂ€meenlinna

Ox Road of HĂ€me

The famous Ox Road of HĂ€me in Finland combined the historical trading places and castles of Turku and HĂ€me to each other. The Ox Road of HĂ€me, HĂ€meen HĂ€rkĂ€tie in Finnish, also known as the…

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Overnight visit to IsojÀrvi National Park in winter

Overnight visit to IsojÀrvi National Park in winter

I was driving down a jagged gravel road, on my way to a cabin at Heretty, which is located in IsojĂ€rvi National Park near the petrol station at LĂ€nkipohja. The road was in rough shape,…

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First snow at LeivonmÀki National Park in Finland

LeivonmÀki National Park

LeivonmĂ€ki 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 LeivonmĂ€ki. The national park can be visited any…

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Piilolammi is a gate to ravishing KytÀjÀ-Usmi

Piilolammi KytÀjÀ

Piilolammi recreational area is part of KytĂ€jĂ€-Usmi, which is an exceptionally large forested area in HyvinkÀÀ in southern Finland. We met at Piilolammi this summer to spent a day outdoors exploring some trails and catch…

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