Canoeing in Tiilikkajärvi national park
Tiilikkajärvi national park is located in eastern Finland and has a few kilometers long lake Tiilikka. The lake is suitable for a couple of days easy canoeing. Those who wish to take longer routes and...
View ArticleCanoeing in Espoo – a day trip to the gate of Nuuksio national park
I made a day trip to lake Saarijärvi in Espoo at the first weekend of June by canoe. The aim was to paddle three lakes; Saarijärvi, Sarkkinen and Suolikas with my friend. Lakes Sarkkinen and Suolikas...
View ArticleKayaking in Kolovesi national park
Probably the most well known and popular national park of Finland among kayakers is Kolovesi national park. About one third of visitors arrive at the park by kayak/canoe or boat, not by cars! If you...
View ArticleNational parks of Finland for kayaking and canoeing
A friend of mine asked what national park would be good for paddling. Good question, what would be the best and most suitable national park of Finland for paddling. When choosing one you should ask...
View ArticlePaddling on lake Kuolimo
I made a short trip to lake Kuolimo in July. Lake Kuolimo is in the south-eastern part of Finland, in the lake area and connected to lake Saimaa, Finland’s biggest lake. On the shore of lake Kuolimo is...
View ArticlePaddling in Linnansaari national park
In July I spend a couple of weeks in the lake area near Linnansaari national park. I have paddled there before and seen some of its islands. This year I stayed at the cottage on the shore of lake...
View ArticleKayaking on lake Saimaa
In early July I went to the kayaking trip to lake Saimaa. Saimaa is a large lake area in eastern Finland with a lot of connected lakes. The weather was a mixture of strong winds, sunshine, rain but not...
View ArticleShores of lake Haukivesi in July by kayaking
Arrived again in lake Haukivesi area, a part of lake Saimaa near Linnansaari national park. Though it has been quite wet and cold in the area, the first kayaking day of my stay was very nice and sunny....
View ArticleKayaking with a dog
To go kayaking with a dog one needs a well behaving dog, an experienced paddler, a stable kayak and good training food for a dog! My friend’s dog Venni tried kayaking for the first time in July. Though...
View ArticleFishing from the kayak
Fishing from a kayak can be fun even for a casual angler. I was a fellow kayaker when a brown trout got caught by trolling on lake Haukivesi. Trying to get the fish out of water is not the easiest...
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