Eeva-Liisa Hakala

Working for sports and forests

Syöte offers a great variety of marked routes for many vinter activities. We tested one of those (modified with my own off road route selections  ;). If you´re not that experienced "woodsman" you´d better to stay on the tracks you can found from here: https://www.luontoon.fi/syote/reitit

Time for some skiing. Ruka (https://www.ruka.fi/en/) offers nice surroundings for that. And so we did enjoyed our time out there, especially meaning outdoor activities. Next time we´ll stay longer and explore more  !

The first hiking trip of the year has been done. Nice winter forest was waiting for us. This hiking area is located near the city of Oulu. Check more details about this destination from here: https://www.ouka.fi/documents/840372/21792702/Oulu_nature_attractions_Sanginjoki.pdf/06840c16-c38c-48f2-b34b-b27c872fc11f

New Year, old hobbies  ! Once again relaxing feeling was found from forest...

At the next moment (week) we found ourselves from the other side of FInland. Scenery were dark and flat, quite opposite compared to our last destination in Salla (white and hilly).

We had a few days of "pre xmas holiday". Now time for laundry before the real xmas holiday. But so, in those few days we drove quite a lot, also through some new roads. Please note: when we weren´t in the car we were alone in cottage or in the nature = Covid -19 friendly trip. One place I´ve never been before got also checked during those days. It´s this Sallatunturi: https://www.nationalparks.fi/sa...

I´ve been a Safari guide in Lapland and have brought tourist to Husky farm. But I´ve just brought them there and wait as they enjoy their ride, so I actually haven´t tested it by myself  . Yesterday I finally had chance to test this activity! Snowy weather didin´t bothered us. As an "expert" I knew to take gogles with us would be quite wise thing to do  . If you´re lo...

Photo: Ronja Kuorikoski

Nowadays dark comes soon. If you´re working at daytime you don´t have a chance to see how the nature is preparing itself ready for the winter. Today was a rest day. Which meant we had that chance and we used it!

Week ago we had winter and I started my ski season. Then three days of rain and Autumn came back. That means another moment of Nordic walking before you can ski the full season. It doesen´t matter me. I´m thinking there´s always a good weather to go and have some outdoor activity  ! Physical activities gives me knowledge to work with analyzing human movements in my daily physioterapi...

I have this 22 years old map from area of Kylmäluoma. Nothing has changed in the area. Really peacfull place to go and relax from hectic everyday business... Today we made a day trip over there by using some marked paths. And as an orienteerer I always need to go "off road" in some point and make my own paths  !

https://www.nationalparks.fi/kylmaluoma