Finland

[Martti]

Some photographs I have taken in Finland.

 

[Imagedude]

Has the snow in the south now gone?

 

[Martti]

Has the snow in the south now gone?

Only Lapland has snow left, apart from a small amount of snow that fell down on to Southern Finland on the 14th of February and that will melt during the following days. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, this is a highly unusual situation for March as usually this type of temperatures are found only during the month of April and onwards.

Exceptionally mild temperatures and little snow in a large portion of the country this February

February was exceptionally warm in Central and Northern Finland. Starting in 1900, February has only been warmer once, in 1990. February was also exceptionally warm in the country's south. The previous time this region experienced a warmer February was in 2008. Other warm Februaries include those in 1974 and 1989.

 

[Martti]

Some from the last summer.

 

[Martti]

Driving through Finland from south to north:

 

[Harvestman]

You like in a beautiful country Martti. thanks for sharing your pictures.

 

[ozzy1977]

Stunning country, I have to get back sometime.

 

[Martti]

A couple ones from the National Museum of Finland.

 

[Martti]

Some of my picks from a group of photographs taken by the National Board of Antiquities of items preserved in Seurasaari Open-Air Museum in Helsinki. None of the items have been dated, but most of them are from early to mid-19th century.

Backpack, 45 x 45 cm, birch bark

Pulkka, 157 x 40 x 38 cm, pine (?)

Kousa, 30 x 19 x 12 cm, birch (?)

Puukko, 19 x 3.5 cm, birch (?)

Axe

Ladle, 47.5 x 14 cm, birch (?)

 

[sandbender]

I love the birch bark rucksack.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Molotov]

Beautiful pictures, I've spent some time in Norway, but would love to explore Finland next.

 

[Leigh Robinson]

We need to do a bushcraft exchange! You come here for a week of english bushcraft and then we visit Finland.

I lived in finland for 2 years. Would be awesome to go back and bushcraft.

 

[verney]

We need to do a bushcraft exchange! You come here for a week of english bushcraft and then we visit Finland.

I lived in finland for 2 years. Would be awesome to go back and bushcraft.

Invitation is here:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=127222

 

[Martti]

I love the birch bark rucksack.

Here's one made by Tuomas Vertanen being displayed at the National Museum of Finland. Next to it is the largest Nokia you've probably have ever seen!

 

[Martti]

From Seurasaari Open-Air Museum in Helsinki.

 

[baggins]

so lovely. Passed through Finland earlier this year, such a gorgeous country, i really do want to go back. the lakes near Kilpisjarvi were stunning.

 

[Martti]

These are from an island in the Gulf of Finland.

 

[Sundowner]

Long way to go since we haven't got the ferry from Newcastle to Norway anymore

 

[addo]

Cool pictures Martti. I love the scenery and posts #8 and #9 were a real treat.

 

[Martti]

The President of Finland, Urho Kekkonen, in 1975. Even the President of Finland is ready to go out fishing any time of the day. Do notice the puukko in his belt.