It’s been almost six years now that I moved from my home country Germany to Finland. Not a big change in life and culture, you’d...

You and our family had so much to do during the last days and weeks that you didn't really have time to get into the Christmas mood? T...

Helsinki celebrates the 150th birthday of Jean Sibelius this year. Among many other events and happening throughout the whole year the ci...

The leaves have changed their color. Now brown, yellow and red dominates the Finnish nature. But the fall beauty won't stay for long. ...

The summer is coming to and end. The middle of August has been extremely rainy and wet. This might be annoying but it has its upside as we...

This year the berries don't grow as much as normally due to bad weather conditions. Picking berries by hand might take quite a bit of ...

One the great things about the Baltic Sea is that due to its relatively small size compared to other seas its tidal range is quite small. ...

You can buy blueberries the whole year through in every supermarket. But now is the season when they grow in Finland. So keep your eyes op...

The birds are coming back to Finland. That's the time that all birdwatchers have been waiting for for months. Now they go out into the...

Take a close look and you can already see the first flower buds in the parks and forests. Just a few more days and the first blossoms are h...

The next days should stay nice and sunny. Enjoy the weather with a walk through the beautiful Finnish nature. Like here at Nuuksio...

Happy Father's Day! From time to time the sun should show itself today. Why not have a nice walk through the nature with the whole fami...

It's another foggy day in Helsinki. But that's of course no reason not to go for a walk through the nature. Have a nice Sund...

The blooming time of the rhododendron is long over. Their beautiful red flowers are at their best in June. But even during this time of th...

The weather is beautiful today and since we had quite a bit of rain during the last days this Sunday should be perfect for mushroom pickin...

The berry season continues still for another few weeks. Sure you can just buy them in the nearby supermarket or from the next berry stand....

The sunny weather is supposed to stay for the upcoming days. And luckily now the days are long enough to still have time for a walk af...

This is the darkest time of the year. The days are short and the snow hasn’t arrived yet. And the darkest day of the year is still alm...

The amazing colors of a sunrise in fall. This picture was taken last Thursday morning.

From time to time Finns love to be in the middle of the woods far away from all other living souls. Then they leave the city and go fo...