I have organized the pictures in a chronological way, from beginning of winter toward the springtime... Quality differs from picture to picture because they have been made between 2001 and 2016, with different cameras. Click on the picture to see the real size.

  • 14th of November 2005, first snow staying on the ground.
  • November landscape. Not a lot of snow yet.
  • Testing the ice on the lake, November 2014... 5 min later, I went through ! Fortunately I was close from home
  • Beginning December
  • Christmas time 14h30
  • December colors during the 4 hours daylight...
  • The guide
  • Christmas tree in Lapland 22th of December
  • Another beautiful day in the lappish backcountry...
  • Colors of the arctic winter. It is called Kaamos in Lapland. Picture made the 18th of January 2015 at 13h00!
  • 15th of January 2005 , 13h58, sunset over Lapland...
  • Difficult to tell where the sky starts...
  • From Ukkoluosto. Next station: North Pole
  • January... A deep frozen spruce, or the hand of the snow giant, ready to grab its prey?
  • Lapland sceneries from the window.
  • just follow the trail...
  • a guest told me that this was better than "the world of Narnia"... What do you think?
  • Arctic Horizons... now you know why!
  • Morning fog at the coldest time of the year.
  • Just another beautiful sunny day!
  • Siberian jay, this bird is called kuukkeli in Finnish : the lucky bird of Lapland.
  • This landscape is actually a therapy : it should be sponsored by the healthcare system.
  • Coffee break by the fire...
  • Arctic Horizons... hmmm, where does this name come from?
  • A big group!
  • Arctic Horizons forest camp, 2009.
  • Quiet morning reindeer sled ride...
  • Be careful! There is... hum... well... snow?
  • easy marketing.
  • Mid March, around 7pm. Days are already quite long.
  • Forest skis far away from the beaten tracks.
  • springtime camp. 2014.
  • Friendly Kuukkeli (siberian jay) joining us for lunch!
  • smoked reindeer, traditional grilled sausage, and crowberry wine!
  • standing middle of nowhere...
  • April, snow is gone from the trees since a few weeks. the Nature wakes up slowly.
  • 1st of May party, labour day, official end of winter season... glow fried salmon around the fire, and good company !
  • Morning snow crust, the dream for springtime skiing! 8th of May 2014.
  • 11th of June 2005 ! still some snow in Urho Kekkonen national park