My Shot of the Day: Suomen Suvi
Finnish boys afloat on their homemade boat. Vesijarvi. Lahti. Finland.
Sunset in Finland – Vesijärvi
Sunset in Finland west of Lahti. In all the years I've spent in Finland I've never known the nights to be white. Summer sunset in Finland are more....red or pink as the fog moves throught the trees and catches the…
Finland Archipelago National Park – The Ferry
On the way to Korpo in Finland Archipelago National Park. The Archipelago in the Baltic Sea was created by the Ice Age. Rugged rocky islets and forested islands, separated by open sea, are characteristic to the area. The nature trails guide…
Back to Finland!
DIA is packed this afternoon. I'm sitting on a Luftansa flight soon to take off for Frankfurt. Then a connection to Helsinki. A Mexican lady next to me is pissed off. Some guy named Shrek didn't feed her dog. Susanna,…
Obscura Day 2011 at the Saltstarumen Sound
In celebration of Obscura Day 2011, famed Finnish architect Sami Rintala and your humble photographer led a group of boys to the Saltstarumen Sound in northern Norway. Located in Norland, the Saltstarumen Sound is the strongest tidal current in the…
The Tornio River Valley – Part II
Author’s note: One doesn’t tend to think of Finland and Sweden as a hot-bed of multiculturalism. Think again. The culture of the Fenno-Swedish border is a fascinating mix of peoples that came from all over the region. In Part I,…
Settlement of the Tornio River Valley – Part I
Author’s note: One doesn’t tend to think of Finland and Sweden as a hot-bed of multiculturalism. Think again. The culture of the Fenno-Swedish border is a fascinating mix of peoples that came from all over the region. In Part…
The Value of the Earth
I came to Juorkuna before the day was hot. Veikko arrived at the same time and sat in his Lada smoking a cigarette. There was a store at Juorkuna. A square, yellow building with a sloping roof and newspapers in…