Postcards from Finland
Words by Dalene Heck / Photography by Pete & Dalene Heck
In our grand tour of Finland, we clocked over 600km by air and nearly 2,000 behind the wheel. (This does not count our time behind a dog sled, snowmobile, reindeer sleigh or horse sled, or any other forms of transportation we enjoyed.)Some of the conditions were as expected for February in Finland – snow flying fast and fierce, the odd whiteout as a big truck passed, drifts that began to creep in from the shoulders – nothing these Canadians can’t handle. (And hat tip to the Finns for largely being courteous responsible drivers, we cursed much less at them then we have at our own countrymen in the past.)
We found ourselves delayed often, but surprisingly, the weather and roads weren’t the biggest factor.
As with every activity we did, the photo opportunities were just far too plentiful. And with the limited amount of daylight at our disposal, there was a point where we just had to cut it off.
“We’re going to be late. No more stops unless it’s REALLY spectacular.”
“Like, two Santas fighting spectacular.”
“No, two reindeers fist fighting with Santa refereeing.”
“No, two reindeers fighting with light sabres and elves…”
And so on.
(We stopped a few minutes later anyway.) And over and over again every day during our stay.
And for the first time ever, we’re also bringing you the best sights via “living” postcards, our journey across the country told via video…https://www.youtube.com/embed/NDdxvGOLX1E?list=UUGr74WwJLpGaIOvuAxRnrjQ
But wait! There’s more. All of our excursions, best eats, viewpoints and more can be found in our Winter in Finland guide on Trover…Winter in Finland Guide – a photo list by Hecktic Travels
This post was produced by us, brought to you by Visit Finland.
I love the living postcard….great idea! It really captured the sense of place and made me want to go everywhere in Finland 🙂
Glad you liked it! I love making videos, I wish I had more time for it. 😉
Oh, that snow-covered cabin is to die for. And those dogs! And the ice bar, and, and, and…sigh.
Oh I do love your postcard posts! Nice touch with the video “postcards”!
These postcards are stunning! Reminds me that I have so much more to see in this life! Each country and corner in Europe is so diverse. Nothing illustrates this more than your beautiful Finland photos!
I really, really love the living postcards idea! What a beautiful way to represent the country. The still postcards are quite beautiful as well 🙂
Thanks Kara! These are our favourite posts to do, and Finland sure makes our job easier 🙂
I absolutely adore your photos from Finland! It’s really high on my winter bucketlist so hopefully I’ll get the chance to visit next year!
I hope you do too Miriam. We’ve seen many countries in winter, but none do the season quite as good as Finland does. 🙂
What a beauty! I just kept repeating the word ‘WOW’ every moment of my reading the post! Brilliant!!
Wow! This is really breathtaking! I hope to get here before or after. Love your pics 🙂
Gorgeous! I would love to know how you get such great sunbursts in your photos.
Gorgeous! I would love to know how you get such great sunbursts in your photos.