Petri Kokkonen is a wilderness guide and entrepreneur based in Lapland. In 2018, Kokkonen traded city life for a remote cabin in the Finnish wilderness. Kokkonen said he never felt truly happy living ...
A photographer and videographer has captured a rare sight: one particular wild animal of which there are only a few hundred left in the world. Elias Kalliola, 35, from Helsinki, Finland, captured the ...
A six-day journey through Kuhmo, Kostamustie and Tulijärvi that invites travellers to slow down, embrace the rhythm of the wilderness and experience the profound magic of the Arctic. Experience the ...
I left my stressful job as a therapist in a big city to move to Finland, the happiest country in the world, with my best ...
Finland’s Arctic landscapes have an almost otherworldly beauty, and the country is spoiled for natural riches. Along its spectacular Baltic coastline, visitors can access the world’s largest ...
Often described as Europe’s last great wilderness, Lapland is a magical Arctic region of remote, near-spiritual beauty, home to untouched wilderness, deep, clean lakes and snow-topped fells. Situated ...
Far in the northernmost part of Finland in a vast, subarctic wilderness lies the ultimate winter getaway where the Northern Lights dance across the sky from August to April - the perfect place for ...
Lapland (Finland, Norway and Sweden): Home to the nomadic Sámi people and their reindeer herds for around 3,500 years, the northern reaches of Finland, Norway and Sweden embrace Europe's single ...
Valtteri Bottas, the Stake/Sauber F1 driver, has been making the most of his summer break by immersing himself in Finland's breathtaking wilderness. His Instagram feed has been flooded with stunning ...
In a lakeside sauna in Finnish Lapland, I am learning about the local tradition of mokki. Sara Jantti, a seasoned sauna-goer, casually tosses more water on the fire, forcing the steam to rise. Through ...
At 55, Sue Loraine took a sabbatical from her job in the UK to live in Finland with her best friend. They ended up moving to a cabin in Finland for good and are living off of Loraine's savings. She ...