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A Finnish Factory Worker Dies, Leaving Behind A Wonderland Sculpture Garden

Tue, 21 May 2019 17:30:41 +0300

Veijo Rönkkönen (1942-2010) built remarkable park in Koitsanlahti, Parikkala, close to the Russian border in Finland. He worked on the site of some half a hectare for nearly 50 years. His hard work resulted in about 560 concrete statues and a magnificent garden. The young Veijo Rönkkönen was known to be very guarded. Art making was his way of communicating with the outside world.

Finnish Photographer Proves Fairy Forests Are Real In Finland

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:31:55 +0300

Many people think of Finland as the land of cold weather and darkness. However, Ossi Saarinen, a Finnish photographer, believes that the country is much more than just that, and he shows another surprisingly enchanting side of his motherland.

Photographer Captures The Changing Beauty Of Kotisaari Island In Finland Through All 4 Seasons

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:43:02 +0300

Jani Ylinampa is a nature photographer based in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland. He‘s a real master of capturing the dancing Northern Lights, breathtaking sunsets, beautiful forests, lakes and other wonders of nature, and he‘s been doing it for almost 15 years. One of those magical objects that caught Ylinampa‘s eye was a lovely Kotisaari island in Rovaniemi, that used to be a traditional stronghold of the Lumberjacks in Kemijoki.

Northern Lights That I Photographed In My Native Finland

Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:58:48 +0300

Though current solar activity cycle is the weakest in a century it has brought us some really amazing lights in the night sky these past years. I photographed these Northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland between years 2013 and 2015.

Finnish Squirrel-Whisperer Feeds Wild Animals For Cute Wildlife Photos

Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:54:43 +0300

No forest animal in Finland will ever go hungry as long as Konsta Punkka has anything to say about it. This 20-year-old Finnish photographer and, in his words, “squirrel whisperer” makes simple trades with the wild animals he meets – for a little snack, they’ll pose so he can take adorable photos!

Finland's 'Magic Forest' Is Actually A Place You'll Want To Avoid

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:44:55 +0400

If (like many) you found Singapore’s Frightening Theme Park Dedicated To Chinese Mythology a little too confronting, but still want to seek out the unusual and strange, you could always pay a visit to the “Magic Forest” in Imatra, Finland. Whether by choice or just bad design, it’s a forest littered with unsettling stone mannequins whose’s expressions are almost as creepy as the scenarios they’re placed in. How about a moustached made in a sharp blue seat, handcuffing a teenager to a tree and beating him with a cane? Or maybe you’d be more interested in a tall lanky local flasher?