Porvoo is a charming town in Finland. I’ll write about my recent visit to Haikko (near Porvoo) next week, but this week I want to reblog my own post about Porvoo. No point in repeating myself too much, it still looks much the same anyway – old and lovely.
Finland
Best time to pick mushrooms?
Autumn is here and mushrooms are about. Is there a best day to pick mushrooms?
When Mrs Roosevelt visited the Arctic Circle
Mrs Roosevelt started a trend: visit the Arctic Circle and Santa Claus village, although back then it was just a log cabin. And before that there was only a small pole marking the Arctic Circle.
Cherishing quiet Lapland– I’m not the ideal tourist
Christmas and New Year in Saariselkä. I like my family's quiet Lapland visits in winter, but this year it was especially quiet.
Fresh air and frost – December day in Luukki
Southern Finland has great recreational areas for walking and exercising outdoors. On this walk in Luukki we spotted some santa's hats.
100 lakes in one summer – Dipping-challenge?
Challenge is to swim in 100 different lakes and ponds in summer 2020. Not a problem in Finland.
Walking through a national landscape – Karhunkierros
Four days of rocky cliffs, mysterious woods, bright eskers, suspension bridges, clear rivers, foaming rapids, and wild campsites.
Winters, they are a-changing
Finland is not north enough; we need to go to the north of the north. Christmases in Lapland are lovely, but even they are changing.
No destination – snowshoeing in Lapland
Ambling through a snowy forest in Lapland in midwinter when sun doesn't rise above horizon.
Winter in the North
HBO has copyrighted the phrase “Winter is coming”. How selfish is that? But then again, it seems like we do not really need that phrase as nowadays everyone seems to be just saying “Winter is late”.
Near Here Way Away 