Yesterday I had my first chance for this winter to get out into the woods for a bit to enjoy the snow by myself.As I drove up the parking lot at Vaattunkiköngäs there were no cars there and I thought this looks promising! The trail was ok to walk without snowshoes as people do visit here daily and the trail stays open enough. There are several lean-to's in the area and though they aren't usually super crowded it is rare to get to be all by your lonesome in this area. Today al

Winter for a Finnish person means a lot of talk of light... or more like lack there of. We are said to be one of the most introverted peoples around, and I have given this a lot of thought. Are we? And if so, why?After reading Paula Havaste's trilogy about how people used to live in Finland right around as the Christians were about to enter our realm, it is no wonder we are on the silent side: AND are very conscious of maintaining our personal space. At that time, 16th centur