tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.comments2023-04-17T11:54:12.228+03:00 Walk FinlandUpe Nykänenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-38216713516891393892016-11-27T20:31:32.517+02:002016-11-27T20:31:32.517+02:00Thanks Julie! I just bought a pair of snowshoes an...Thanks Julie! I just bought a pair of snowshoes and started walking on snow in the woods! Later, I bought a better pair of snowshoes and haven't since done cross country skiing ;)Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-52839848512521654702016-11-27T05:50:02.386+02:002016-11-27T05:50:02.386+02:00Using snowshoes may sound scary at first, but it o...Using snowshoes may sound scary at first, but it only takes a little bit of practice and understanding the importance of balance and traction to avoid injuries. If you’re unsure how to snowshoe, you can learn a lot about it here: <a href="http://backpackingmastery.com/skills/how-to-snowshoe.html" rel="nofollow">http://backpackingmastery.com/skills/how-to-snowshoe.html</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391642745812486724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-34724401020975855562016-04-30T20:34:23.350+03:002016-04-30T20:34:23.350+03:00Such soulful information, thanks! Love the juxtapo...Such soulful information, thanks! Love the juxtaposition of My heart will go on and jailhouse rock. This is great for new-in- town- people. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837244571466697793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-59545380561046532612015-05-26T10:25:46.769+03:002015-05-26T10:25:46.769+03:00Raj’s Safe Driving School has well respected name ...Raj’s Safe Driving School has well respected name and reputation by providing professional driving lesson with excellent customer service, honest, friendliness, patience with high percentage of licence test pass rate.<br /><a href="http://www.rajsafedrivingschool.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Driving school</a> | <a href="http://www.drivingschoolclayton.blogspot.in" rel="nofollow">Driving Instructor Melbourne</a> | <a href="http://www.drivingschoolclayton.blogspot.in" rel="nofollow">Best driving school melbourne</a> | <a href="http://www.mentonedrivingschool.blogspot.in" rel="nofollow">Melbourne driving schools</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028296807851516619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-24756219335003428362015-01-23T18:00:13.000+02:002015-01-23T18:00:13.000+02:00Thanks :) I've also hiked the rest of Susitaiv...Thanks :) I've also hiked the rest of Susitaival until Patvinsuo, and last summer I continued from Patvinsuo to Ruunaa, along Karhunpolku (Bear's Trail).<br /><br />I used the Karjalan Kierros map (1:100 000); the trail was pretty well marked but I wouldn't go hiking there without a map. You can also check out excellent online maps at retkikartta.fi, karttapaikka.fi and pikakartta.fi which give you very detailed information. <br />The Karjalan kierros maps cannot be bought online so you should contact Karelia Expert (visitkarelia@visitkarelia.fi) and ask if they can send you one or buy the maps when you get to Finland. Their store is right in the city centre of Joensuu and maps are for sale also at e.g. Ilomantsi. See also http://www.kareliaexpert.fi/.<br /><br />Patvinsuo: go to http://www.outdoors.fi/en/patvinsuonp/directionsandmaps for more detailed maps of that area. At Patvinsuo you can stay overnight indoors (bunk beds) or camp by the lake. Hope you have a great hiking trip! Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-8648683349136061532015-01-21T16:08:47.375+02:002015-01-21T16:08:47.375+02:00Hi there,
This is a very good report! I hope to h...Hi there,<br /><br />This is a very good report! I hope to hike the Susitaival from Patvinsuo to Mohko in June. What maps did you use? Is there an English language website where I can order any maps I need?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-87497426632741575902015-01-08T22:51:37.830+02:002015-01-08T22:51:37.830+02:00Thanks Linda!Thanks Linda!Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-63312800754585619932015-01-07T03:20:36.973+02:002015-01-07T03:20:36.973+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331431995733699338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-7109024442539550772015-01-07T03:17:53.669+02:002015-01-07T03:17:53.669+02:00Thanks for sharing your walks in Helskinki and for...Thanks for sharing your walks in Helskinki and for the absolutely beautiful photography. I lived part of my childhood there on Puistokatu and loved it. I walked all over that neighborhood and beyond many times. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331431995733699338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-36670728682827680782014-12-14T20:32:19.246+02:002014-12-14T20:32:19.246+02:00Susitaival is 97 km long altogether. I didn't ...Susitaival is 97 km long altogether. I didn't carry a tent with me but slept in open log shelters (lean-to) or in cabins which can be used for one night's stay in some places. If you are lucky, that works but not always - there might be many other hikers at the same time and the shelters only sleep few people. <br /><br />The scenery is very different in Lapland compared to Southern Finland so think about that as well. If you stay with marked trails you shouldn't need to worry about getting lost as long as you can read a map - and during holiday season you are bound to meet some other hikers. Most long-distance trails in Finland are pretty well marked but map-reading skills are a must. And you definitely need to have a good map with you. Plus be prepared that you may not meet many people, depending on where you go and what time of the year/week it is.<br /><br />I met a hiker from Germany at the start of Susitaival and he planned on doing both Susitaival and Karhunpolku (97+133 km) in one go, and he had not brought a map with him. I wasn't sure he even had enough food with him - and the next opportunity buy even a bit of food was 97 km away at Ruunaankoski where Susitaival and Karhunpolku meet (not a grocery store but a restaurant by the rapids that are popular with fishermen especially). I just hope he managed the trail alright - didn't see him a second time en route. Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-72033872471038339312014-10-26T21:05:23.936+02:002014-10-26T21:05:23.936+02:00how long is this trail alltogether :-)? did you us...how long is this trail alltogether :-)? did you use a tent now and then? Stumbled across this blog by chance as I have been playing of doing a trekking tour in Lappi next summer, and am slightly worried to get lost (seems it's an option)) I live in Switzerland and love hiking here but it's rather difficult to get lostUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353517625613230058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-44213285316426657022014-04-18T12:39:53.080+03:002014-04-18T12:39:53.080+03:00Thanks Linda.Thanks Linda.Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-3900490666292187272014-04-17T21:59:48.639+03:002014-04-17T21:59:48.639+03:00Great post and photos.Great post and photos.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-56056630075695118102013-09-22T18:21:32.298+03:002013-09-22T18:21:32.298+03:00Wow, the views are really fantstic...:)Wow, the views are really fantstic...:)Elahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-12968596247236252332013-09-22T18:16:07.166+03:002013-09-22T18:16:07.166+03:00Such a beautiful place. Your pictures are fantasti...Such a beautiful place. Your pictures are fantastic I have just found your Blog. I hope you enjoy mine too...<br />http://kolorywogrodzie.blog.onet.plElahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-46716222750958136832013-09-22T18:15:27.402+03:002013-09-22T18:15:27.402+03:00Such a beautiful place. Your pictures are fantasti...Such a beautiful place. Your pictures are fantastic I have just found your Blog. I hope you enjoy mine too...<br />http://kolorywogrodzie.blog.onet.plElahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-74747480540803582862013-05-24T00:37:40.288+03:002013-05-24T00:37:40.288+03:00Thanks! Marked trails like these nature trails (lu...Thanks! Marked trails like these nature trails (luontopolku) are great; you don't need a map but can walk without fear of getting lost even if you don't know the area.Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-22289278338411236342013-05-21T19:02:58.035+03:002013-05-21T19:02:58.035+03:00Thanks a lot for this great blog!! We are living i...Thanks a lot for this great blog!! We are living in Jyväskylä for almost 1 year and we really love to walk in the nature and we really enjoy all these luontopolkut :)<br />Lorrainescraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080213524363567403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-61763495591393737052013-03-28T02:00:04.980+02:002013-03-28T02:00:04.980+02:00Kiitos for all the helpful info! Kiitos for all the helpful info! nardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025641091014358116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-47629882416669335972013-03-27T11:00:18.952+02:002013-03-27T11:00:18.952+02:00BeautifullBeautifullMartijn Tophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283093458398403473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-35187434325154353732013-03-26T23:36:48.667+02:002013-03-26T23:36:48.667+02:00Hi nardy,
not sure about the bus services to Möhk...Hi nardy, <br />not sure about the bus services to Möhkö this year (the school ends on Friday May 31) so you'd better contact the local tourist information at Ilomantsi, ilomantsi@visitkarelia.fi to find out if the bus still runs & when. If not, you'd have to get a taxi or hitch-hike to Möhkö from Ilomantsi. There is a regular bus service between Ilomantsi and Joensuu; for schedules go to http://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/<br /><br />Karjalan kierros Hiking Route travel maps are sold by Karelia Expert - at least the Joensuu office has them (joensuu@visitkarelia.fi) - but I don't think it they are for sale online; at least I couldn't find a website that sells them. Ilomantsi tourist office can advise you on that one as well. If it is difficult to get it before you arrive, you can plan the route with online maps and buy a printed map when you arrive.<br /><br />This website is in Finnish but you'll get an idea of distances http://www.vaellus.info/reitit/susitaival/ and in the site's route map http://www.vaellus.info/reittikartta.php?id=0410081021244D2B<br /><br />If you want to check out the area on a very detailed map online (note: Susitaival route is not marked on it) go to http://www.retkikartta.fi/?lang=en<br /><br />I also look forward to hiking in Finland this summer! Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-43648852350440489402013-03-26T04:53:41.158+02:002013-03-26T04:53:41.158+02:00Hi Kenkä! I'm interested in hiking the Susitai...Hi Kenkä! I'm interested in hiking the Susitaival in end May/ early June of this year (2013)...,but I am stuck on some questions...When could we take the last schoolbus before the holidays this year?<br />I need help with ordering the Karjalan Kierros/Ilomantsi map...Can you give me the webaddress of a hikingmap seller?<br />We have hiked the Karhunkierros including the Pieni and have been on Halti: we love hiking in Finnland on vacation from the USA...nardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025641091014358116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-62004671775499793402013-03-18T23:38:18.705+02:002013-03-18T23:38:18.705+02:00On this walk and on many others, my footsteps have...On this walk and on many others, my footsteps have been the loudest noise around. Occasionally you may hear birds (crows, woodpeckers or smaller birds) but that's about it; usually you can't hear any traffic - the closest roads have very little traffic when you go to a place like this.Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-24479785891226705852013-03-18T11:36:08.486+02:002013-03-18T11:36:08.486+02:00The ice monster :)
I am curious regarding the so...The ice monster :)<br /><br />I am curious regarding the sounds you hear while out on walks like this. Is it very remote and you only hear nature sounds?scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328433420748963660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493205095889658514.post-1789513391838657572013-03-17T16:49:17.793+02:002013-03-17T16:49:17.793+02:00Thanks Leon!
It's not always easy to find in...Thanks Leon! <br /><br />It's not always easy to find information on such trails as this one (at least not in English) even if you look for it and know Finnish language. Some of these trails have been created quite a few years ago, sometimes by a volunteer group, and they are not necessarily maintained regularly or there may not be information about them online. Even the Järvenpää Culture Trail signs have suffered a bit but at least the route is still there!Upe Nykänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028610048625922898noreply@blogger.com