Living Like a Local
Foraging or better known as “ravinnonhaku” is a popular activity for many people in Finland. The spirit of hunting and gathering is dated back millions of years ago and still is a widely practiced activity anywhere around the world. In Finland, foraging is done most in the autumn when people forage for wild mushrooms, berries […]
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Happy Juhannus everyone, near or far! I am writing this while chatting with my husband who is reading his book in the dock where I can see the calm water and the cold breeze touching my face. We decided that we aren’t gonna do much this time while we are in the summer house so […]
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Fishing is a loved hobby by many people in Finland, locals and expats. It is a very interesting hobby here in Finland in my opinion because the chances of getting fish is good on a right weather. We have been lucky to live near the lake so fishing is a boredom killer for us ( […]
Read MoreChanterelle Mushrooms or Cantharellus, Craterellus, Gomphus, and Polyozellus are one of the most popular wild mushrooms in Finland. There are 2 types of chanterelles I know and have tasted both. One of them is called the winter chanterelle which can be found and collected freely in the forests around Finland in the late autumn and […]
Read MoreFinland’s wild deers are easy to spot around summer time up until fall,at least from what I have experienced. I have always associated reindeers with Santa Claus when I was a kid and so the other kids in my hometown I believe. Little did I know that reindeers are different than wild deers so for […]
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