This is a shortish update post about my future plans as what the tomorrow brings will also affect the blog quite a bit. The midsummer is now gone and it’s time to see what the tomorrow brings… At the moment I am working in a university and among other things I am doing my master’s […]
The Wilderness Guide School I’ve been doing for the last 10 months ended the last Friday. The last week was very hectic with last tests to be passed and farewells to be said to many new friends but it is now over and it’s time to reward myself with a hike and thus I’m sitting […]
/ A word of warning: As has been the case with the previous OYIP posts, also this post includes a lot of photos. They are nice and varied outdoors photos but there are many. You have been warned. / It’s again the time annual OYIP post. The time to wrap up the past year in […]
The blog has been little quiet, as has unfortunately been the way this winter. So, what have I been up to? Mostly I’ve been busy guiding husky tours ranging from full-day safaris to over-night tours but there have also been other things… On the tours we spend the nights at huts but being out in […]
As I mentioned in the previous post I’ve been doing more overnight trips than usually. About a week ago a good friend of mine, lets call him P, asked if I’d have time for a weekend overnighter to Repovesi National Park. Even though I’ve been living only about an hour’s drive away from the park […]
This is again a bilingual blog post about guiding services I am offering. / Tämä on jälleen kaksikielinen tiedote tarjoamistani opaspalveluista. This post is also to serve as a “commenting area” as the comments on pages are disabled. / Tämä tiedote palvelee myös kommentointi- ja keskustelualueena, sillä info-sivuilla ei voi kommentoida. Templet, Svalbard. Would you […]
Pöyrisjoki and Ounasjoki watershed Pöyrisjoki river is often listed as one of the four great wilderness rivers of Finland. Like the rest of the great wilderness rivers (Lätäseno, Näätämö and Ivalojoki rivers) the Pöyrisjoki in situated in Lapland high over the Arctic Circle as that’s where’s most of Finland’s wilderness and free-flowing rivers are. The […]
30.4.2011 – The 1st full day at home for a while Somewhere along Lomonosovfonna I am now back from my three-week expedition to the cold shores and jagged peaks of Svalbard. Ultima Thule 2011 is over but the aftermath has barely started. Tent after a blizzard. Spot the pulka on the left! On Thursday we […]
Here goes another recommended read and it is actually very up-to-date as the trip which is about to be reported started today! Anni and Tuomo, Wilderness Guide students from Northern Karelia, are heading for a three-week skiing trip to Northern Sweden. They start from Nikkaluokta and ski from there to the Kebnekaise area and finish […]
About a year ago I wrote about Spruce tips and my dreams living of the land. During the last year many things have changed and evolved but I’m still dreaming of partially living of the land in the future and because of that I have been doing some experiments with resources freely available from the […]
Shoulder seasons are interesting time for outdoor activities. An unusual mix of seasonal activities is possible, many things are little more challenging than during “normal seasons” and even popular destinations are usually quiet so you can have the wilderness for yourself. Shoulder season packrafting trails… Super-cute little furballs! N had holiday on the last week […]
Part 2 – March through moraines and bone-freezing packrafting If you haven’t done it yet, you can read the first part of the trip report and background for the trip from previous posts! Falling into sleep in the sound of cold wind we woke up to a calm and sunny day at the mouth of […]
It’s been a bit quiet in the blog as I’m using most of my spare time doing expedition preparations. Last weekend was spent weighting, mixing and packing food for three-week expedition. I’ll write more about my diet before leaving but here is a teaser pick: Most of the food for two people for a three-week […]
This is “one from the archives” i.e. one of those trips I did but haven’t written about. But it was such a nice trip, it deserves to be blogged about and I thought now would be a good time since I’m again on my way to the same area… Last year I was guiding a […]