Eeva-Liisa Hakala

Working for sports and forests

After I gained my energy levels bit higher it was time to head towards north. It meant some hiking and biking with friends in Western part of Finnish Lapland. Of course after disease it takes time before you should do any physical activities. Our trip to north is this time more like "holiday friendly" than any training camp. In this situation jus...

I found this photo from my sisters home. It has been taken in Istanbul. That was great trip some five years ago  ! Memories...

And then back to current moment. I already started my next trip after Lapland. This time I was supposed to spend nights in three different places Maalahti-Vesilahti-Vihti. Unfortunately I ha...

I went to North to have some holiday from everything. Not meaning that my life is somehow too exhausting. Well yes, sometimes it feels like that  . You just got to take time for yourself when you got a chance! So, I also went there to check out some possible future plans what comes to work. I´ll do my best and we´ll see w...

Photo: Jussi Heimovirta

After organizing "things" with a road trip to Kuopio-Savonlinna-Tampere, plus couple trips to Seinäjoki, I had also few days time to rest and recover at home. Not too long  `cause yesterday we headed to Oulu for a night. Today we had a football game at Tor...

Photo: Helena Hakala

Some concrete memories from World Championships are shirts of different nations. I tested two of them: France and USA. With certainty of a 100% I can said these shirts have not been riding or touching the ground in Purmojärvi before  . Thank...

Photo: Helena Hakala

There´s no such an obstacle that I could not get over  !

I´ve been raising up my energy levels during past two weeks. I feel like I´m in better shape than year ago. Obivously hot summer and forest works took all m...

At this year Jukola I had also others to take care. I strated my "manager career" and got one American and one Australian for their first ever Jukola relay. I think they had unforgettable weekend in Kangasala  ! I enjoyed but now I´am very tired. I had little bike accident just day before Jukola, which actually didin´t ...

Photo: Laura Scaravonati

European Championships in Poland. Team Finland got some medals to carry home. I´m proud of my team and all members in it! Good trip in every way  ! Next bigger event will be World Championships. It means also ...