Learning How to Snowboard with a Dog

You know you've been active in January when you have only twice been home during the daylight.  As Arto is having the time of his life as a snowboarding guide in Japan, I decided that now is definitely not the time for me to stay home. We were snowboarding in Svanstein (aka Pullinki) during the [...]

Winter Hike in UKK: What Did We Learn?

I got so depressed after coming home from our hike. The weather changed completely, from the frosty cold to dark, rainy, and slippery. All the magic once seen and felt  in Lapland was gone. Now it seems that the winter is actually finally here and as I started planning my next hike I looked a [...]

Backpack for Winter Hike

We decided to try winter hiking starting from early winter. This time of the year there is not too much snow on the ground yet and we can hike without snowshoes or skis. This meant that we couldn’t get any help from sledge, but we had to carry everything in our backpacks. We knew there [...]