A church is always a fine example of beautiful architecture and fine craftsmanship. They are often built many years ago and stand the test of time. This church in Inari dates back to 1646. You can read more about Pielpajarvi Wilderness Church in my post 5 Things to do in Finnish Lapland in Summer and this photographContinue reading “Made From Wood”
Tag Archives: Lapland
Over the Hills
See more winter and summer comparisons HERE and HERE.
A Cabin with a View
Over a couple of days I returned to this particularly picturesque cabin over looking Finnish Lapland. After the popularity of my post What a Difference a Day Makes I wanted to share a few more of my photographs. Enjoy!
What a Difference a Day Makes
This post is in response to the photo challenge Perspective and Change See more photographs of the cabin in my post A Cabin with a View
Changing of the Season
I have been working on this post for a while now and this seems like the prefect time to show the changing of the seasons in Lapland. I have been to the same spot in Yllas for the last year in order to take almost identical photographs of the fell. I have done similar postsContinue reading “Changing of the Season”
Indigenous Tourism
In recent posts I have been talking about the Sami, a people who traditionally inhabit the northern areas of Norway, Sweden, Finland and a small part of Russia, and their history, culture and involvement in reindeer herding. Now I would like to look at their involvement in tourism. The sub-segment of indigenous tourism is defined as theContinue reading “Indigenous Tourism”
Autumn Grazing
See the full post Life of a Reindeer.
The Sami of Lapland
Sami is an indigenous culture that live in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and a small part of Russia and is known as Sapmi, or more commonly Lapland. They are thought to be the first people to reenter Europe after the last ice age some time around 8000 BC. After the 15th century theContinue reading “The Sami of Lapland”
Seeing Double
See another beautiful reflection in my post Ripple in the Water
Barn
A few weeks ago I wrote a post called Stamp Collecting about a photo competition of Finnish barns with the winning photo being made into a stamp. They have now reviewed the entries and decided on the five winners which I found a little unimpressive but the selection of runners up provides an excellent insightContinue reading “Barn”
Our Shadows Will Remain 