Explore the nature of Finland
Lahokallio recreation area and its nature trails zigzag across a small peninsula near Lake Lohja. The cliffs on the northern tip of the peninsula have been designated as a nationally valuable rock surface dropping straight…
Sorlammi giant’s kettles (Sorlammen hiidenkirnut)
Oittaa recreation area is located in the city of Espoo, at the southern end of Lake Bodom. It can be considered as one of the more diverse recreation areas in the capital area because it…
The Bay Trail (Lahtipolku in Finnish) is located in the suburbs of Puotila, Vartiokylä, Vuosaari, and Rastila in the eastern part of Helsinki, along the Vartiokylänlahti bay. The trail runs past old manor houses, thick…
The extraordinary Hanikka nature trail runs by two narrows and one bay area in the southwestern corner of the capital area, more specifically in Soukka, Espoo. The varied trail prides itself with long, winding duckboards,…
There are over 350 cup-marked stones in Finland. They are mysterious and they have always attracted some wild theories about why they exist, or even how they were made. Commonly it is believed that cup-marked…
Pääkslahti nature trail in Vihti surprised me thoroughly. I had been planning to go there for months, but during Covid-19 I have spent less time in the capital area and had no chance of going…
Geocache locations in Uusimaa, Finland, can lead you to the most beautiful nature destinations and sights. You can often find geocaches in lean-to shelters or along scenic nature trails. But which nature locations have a…
As we are writing this blog post, the world is struggling with a pandemic caused by COVID-19. The currently worst affected place in Finland is the Uusimaa region in the south: it is probable that…
The humongous Hanikka glacial erratic stands, as it has for the past 12 000 years, firmly in place among some pine trees. As we approached, a young couple stood next to the gray boulder, one…