Last weekend there was a backyard birdwatching –event arranged by the Birdlife Finland. The idea of the event is to watch birds in one place for an hour, identify the different species and calculate what´s the maximum amount of individuals of the same species you can see at the same time. Then you deliver the…
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Winter fun in Hossa
Yet again another group has experienced the remoteness, tranquility of nature and the thrill of varying nature activities that Hossa and the surrounding area has to offer. My year got a real positive kickstart as I spent the New Year´s Eve and the first days of January guiding a bunch of great people from Netherlands…
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A snowshoeing experience
The last week of the year 2013 I spent walking in the Hossa area with four snowshoeing enthusiasts from France. A daily snowshoe hike through the beautiful snowy landscapes combined with observing nature and enjoying the silence was the name of the game. Some nights spent in a basic wood-heated wilderness cabin with no electricity…
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The darkest day of the year
Today is the darkest day of the whole year, the sun rose 10.20 am and went down 13.40 pm. It´s quite dark the whole time and one is able to enjoy daylight for about six hours in total during the day. If you´re lucky and the sky is clear, moonlight makes it possible to be…
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Winter takes over
It´s really starting to look and feel like winter here in Hossa. Permanent snow has landed and autumn has slowly developed to early winter. Wool-socks, mittens, fur-caps and long johns have to be brought into use latest now! In November the natural surrounding is dominated by stillness, nature slows down and gathers strength for the…
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Integral parts of local life
We´ve had snow on the ground for almost two weeks now but today settled the case, rain and above zero –temperatures that we´ve had for a few days melted the rest of it. Even the lakes, excluding the bigger ones, were frozen already but they´re ice-free now. Winter is just behind the corner one could…
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First snow and the colors of autumn
Yesterday morning there was a real surprise waiting when I woke up, the first snow had landed during the night! Whole September has been really warm and deciduous plants haven´t even dropped their leaves yet so this happened unusually early this year. Permanent snow is still to be expected because the ground was green by…
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Into the wilderness by bike
Last weekend I decided to head into the wilderness by bike instead of walking. I do prefer walking in these forests because of its calmer tempo and because that way it´s easier to observe nature and have animal contacts but variation creates refreshment! Cycling about 25 kilometers through varying terrain turned out to be very…
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Picking berries and cooking with mushrooms
In Finland, late July and August are very busy months if you are into picking berries and cooking with mushrooms for example. It´s simply great that one can just head out there and harvest and preserve all the tasty wild foods of the season! This is the time when first mushrooms can be found here…
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Local summer activities in Hossa
The last few days here in Hossa have included making bath whisks for sauna and other local summer activities taking place this time of year. A bath whisk is simply a bunch of leafy, fragrant branches of Silver Birch that is used to gently beat oneself in a sauna. This has a relaxing effect on…
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