Just south of the Arctic Circle and deep in the heart of the Finnish Wilderness lies Oulanka National Park. During the winter months it’s known for its surreally beautiful scenery – thick forests, frozen lakes and layers of deep snow. For a week this was our home, the dark nights were punctuated with playful Northern Lights and our days were filled with getting to know even more playful huskies…
Exodus (exodus.co.uk) offers a selection of Finland Holidays including this Finnish wilderness week at Basecamp Oulanka.
All photos were taken by Gray.
23 Comments
Vinita
3 April, 2018 at 12:41 pmStunning photos and blog. I love travel.
Marysia
22 June, 2014 at 4:09 pmLove those picture, I so want to go to Finland, but can’t decide between winter which is magical and summer when I could really enjoy the cities.
Steve
25 March, 2014 at 5:53 amawesome pics! how long did you have to wait around before you got to see the lights? i tried in iceland a few years back but unfortunately the weather didn’t hold up for me
Becky Moore
25 March, 2014 at 3:15 pmHi Steve,
We were lucky and saw them on the second night but on our Iceland trip we didn’t see them at all!
Jenna
22 June, 2013 at 2:05 pmStunning Pictures!
Graham
27 August, 2013 at 5:53 pmThank you!
Lauren@GreenGlobalTravel
30 May, 2013 at 5:23 pmStunning photos. Seems like you had a great trip. What are the odds of actually being in the right place at the right time to catch the northern lights? Thanks for sharing, and good luck in future travels.
Graham
27 August, 2013 at 5:56 pmThanks Lauren, it was a amazing experience, especially after going to Iceland a few months before and not seeing even the tiniest glimpse! 🙂
Kate
18 April, 2013 at 3:01 pmThese shots are soo beautiful! The huskies are gorgeous.
Debbie
12 April, 2013 at 6:53 pmThe Northern Lights photos are amazing, the scenery breathtaking and those huskies are gorgeous! Would love to go husky sledding. Thanks for the inspiration!
Graham
27 August, 2013 at 5:57 pmThank you Debbie, the huskies were very cute!
Sofie
22 March, 2013 at 12:37 pmAllow me to say WAUW
Em
19 March, 2013 at 4:55 pmThese photos are just beautiful guys! I’m so envious, you definitely stole my dream!
Graham
19 March, 2013 at 10:12 pmThanks Em! You should go one day, you won’t regret it!
Scott
19 March, 2013 at 4:54 pmGreat photos, the huskies have got to be my favourite though (as I love dogs)!
kate
19 March, 2013 at 4:09 pmfantastic photos,looks absolutely amazing .
Graham
19 March, 2013 at 10:15 pmThanks Kate!
Lizzie
19 March, 2013 at 10:41 amFAN-tastic photos! The Northern Lights ones are amazing – kind of other worldly! I definitely need to head to Finland for the dogs, too, and the scenery – is it me or does snow make everything look more beautiful?
Graham
19 March, 2013 at 10:17 pmThanks Lizzie! Everything is beautiful anyway and then the snow makes it even more so. It’s a very special place and somewhere I think everyone should go at least once in their lifetime.
Dariece - Goats On The Road
19 March, 2013 at 3:29 amStunning photos! This has definitely moved Finland higher up on our list of places to visit. The lights and the animals are beautiful.
Cheers!
Graham
19 March, 2013 at 10:15 pmHope it reaches number 1 on the list one day! 😉 Let us know when you do there, it would be great to compare notes!
Jarmo
18 March, 2013 at 10:47 pmGreat photos! Thankfully you got lucky with the northern lights; you never know with them! The husky sledding seems like so much fun, I think I’ll have to still go back to Finland for that 😉
Graham
19 March, 2013 at 10:13 pmThanks Jarmo, it was great to meet you recently. We definitely got lucky especially after missing them in Iceland back in December!