Destinations // 28 November 2022
Pyhätunturi, Lapland is a popular destination for downhill skiing, but Pyhä winter trails offer also amazing opportunities for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Karhunjuomalampi cross-country skiing tour is a magnificent day trip in winter!
Pyhä-Luosto National Park in Central Lapland, is the southernmost great fell area in Finland. It includes the oldest national park in Finland: Pyhä was established already in 1938. During winter, you can admire beautiful crown snow loaded trees and white fell scenery.
Pyhätunturi fell has been a sacred place of the Forest Sámi people. The various names on the area refer to religion and ancient belief. Pyhä (= Holy in English) is a beautiful place for nature pilgrimage year-round.
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Pyhä Karhunjuomalampi Cross-Country Skiing Tour
- Destination: Pelkosenniemi and Kemijärvi, Central Lapland, Finland
- Difficulty: easy, a short moderate leg
- When to go: from February to April for cross-country skiing
- Duration: a day trip
Adventures // 25 November 2022
Snowshoes, crown snow scenery, and my first winter hike solo. Everything in the sentence screams: exciting!
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Syöte National Park - winter hike
- Destination: Pudasjärvi, Taivalkoski and Posio, Northern Osthrobotnia, Finland
- Difficulty: easy to moderate
- When to go: from December to April for a winter hike
- Duration: suitable for day trips and multi-day adventures
- Where to stay: camping in tent, many open wilderness huts, hotels and lodges in Syöte
Wellness // 3 November 2022
Here in Scandinavia, at higher latitudes, we face a major drop in sun exposure for months, that really hits in November. The most sensitive people experience the first winter blues symptoms due to reduced light already in September. We see nature going into hibernation mode, and we would like to join the club. What should you do, when you are having low energy, feeling tired all the time, getting annoyed by small things, and you would like to just eat and sleep?
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