Rest point

Golden hour over the fields of Ruissalo island

Naantali sunset

Taken from Naantali, overlooking the archipelago. It could be a great place if it wasn't for the mutated mosquitoes that happened to be immuned to the repellent spray.

Where midnight sun meets the horizon

Taken from the bridge to Ruissalo island on my way back from a late cycling trip. Minor rain made the skies amazing.

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Oak in the mist

Midsummer 2013

Midsummer eve brought us gorgeous skies and lovely weather. We went to Naantali island to watch both President's and the city bonfires. 

It's a bit of shame that the night was stormy, so there was no chance of getting any sunrise photos.

 Naantali's bonfire

 

 President's bonfire

Not so Supermoon, but still quite big and bright for the region

Midsummer tonight + Supermoon

This is one of the Ruissalo beaches, a truly lovely place. Hopefully tonight there won't be many people so we can get some Midnight sun and Supermoon photos. 

Here are two posts from last year's Midsummer:

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Stormscapes

Taken at Ruissalo

Timeless

Taken at a pier on Ruissalo island. The thick fog made the pier look like it's high in the nothingness, while it's just above water. While the photo was taken, a ship was passing by the pier, but it wasn't even a bit visible. One could hear only the engines and the waves.
A very eerie feeling.

Prints at Deviantart and 500px

Building the Pansio DiskGolf track

 It's finally finished! 

Building the track was done entirely by volunteers, and at last the team effort was a success.

Here are some shots of the finishing touches:

The golden hour

Taken some time ago at the beach of Ruissalo

The Warp series

 

Taken at random time and places around Finland.

Sunshine forest

As summer is approaching, the sun starts to set right "in our living room", giving quite nice photo opportunities.

 

April spring report: snowfalls

After few weeks of sunny, though cold weather, most of the ice covering the cycling paths managed to melt. Just when we thought that spring might be finally coming, we woke up today to see the landscape covered in white. I guess we won't be having green for another month or so. 

Video sunday: Finland - land of the Midnight sun

Finland - Land of the Midnight Sun from Flatlight Films on Vimeo.

I'm looking forward to summer to come, though it yet seems too far away, with all the snow and ice outside.

Frozen seas and fallen stars

Taken at Ruissalo, while the sea was still quite frozen. The wave-like shapes form when ships pass and push water to the sides, making new layers of ice.

Edit: The photo was featured into the Tumblr Landscape tag

 

What spring?

I honestly think stores changed their decor into spring way too early. Days might be getting longer, but winter isn't going anywhere.

Winter sunset at Ruissalo

 

One of the very few sunny days we've had in months. 

Finally, the brightness lasted longer than 10 minutes, so we could take photos.

Location is Ruissalo island, part of the Turku archipelago.

  behind the scenes shot by Kalle

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Video Sunday: Finnish Lapland from Flatlight films

No Ordinary Destination / Lapland - The North of Finland from Flatlight Films on Vimeo.

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12.12.12 Snow waves and golden hour

Waves

Snow formations on the main beach of Ruissalo after snow hurricane Antti passed over the coast.

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One year in Finland

 

This is from December 2011, one of the first shots in Finland. 

Taken by Kalle on the coast of Rauma.

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