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Tips for winter swimmers

Winter swimming is a good activity, and practical, too, in the sense that at least in Finland, the water temperature is perfect for winter swimming throughout most of the year.  For some people, winter swimming is a MUST in winter, and for the others, it is surprisingly h...

Tips for winter hikers

Text (original in Finnish) and images: Ilari Hauhia Winter hiking is an excellent way to experience the nature in its other element. Forests, rocks, and lakes look much more different under snow and ice than they do while the ground is unfrozen. Another good side of wint...

TOP 10 winter activities

When nature gives you a proper, snowy winter, it does inspire you in a whole new way to plan your outdoor activities. Even though I have not re-invented any winter sport for this post, I do give a nice list over things you can do or try in winter, under an instructor’s directi...

Tour skating

Tour skating is recreational ice skating on natural ice, allowing you to go long distances and enjoy the nature in a whole new way. It involves using tour skates, which have longer blades than normal ice skates, and following safety instructions for skating on natural ice. A...

What to eat outdoors

The best thing about trips is food. A normal peaceful moment outdoors turns immediately to a trip when you unwrap your packed lunch or start making afternoon coffee. For a brisk day trip, you can cook or heat up a meal and put it into a food or normal thermos at home, then e...
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