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  • dan
    • Apr 29, 2020
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From Helsinki to the Finnish wilderness!

Colourful forests, clean lakes, and beautiful seascapes. Escaping into the wild is within easy reach of the Finnish capital.

If you are visiting Helsinki in the spring time, May is a great time to take a trip into nature. The southern forests are running full steam and great migrations of birds have returned home to prepare for a busy summer. Once summer has begun, there will be berries, wild flowers, and edible greens that can be foraged all the way through til September and it does not stop there. Come autumn time the forest will be filling itself with a myriad of different mushrooms. But it is better not to pick these without a local and knowledgeable guide.

If you would like to get some mud on your boots and visit one of the national parks inland there are a multitude of options. Our go to spot for a quick retreat is Liesjärvi National Park. A quiet and peaceful park with many trails, lakes, and great camping grounds. It is also where we choose to operate most of our guided trips! If you would like to leave Helsinki on a guided excursion, we recommend visiting Porkkala peninsula as it offers some of the best hiking and seaside views you can get on a day trip from the city. You can also visit during winter time.

There is so much to see and do in Finland and it is truly a unique opportunity in every month of the year. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. All incredibly different and yet the land beneath the season remains the same. Throughout the entire country, national parks and nature reserves are taken care of and looked after with the utmost respect. It has been ingrained the people who live here to take care of what they own and to enjoy it as it was meant. Completely natural.


Taiga Times are a Finnish-Canadian couple with a great love for the outdoors.

Jeff is the Canadian one, who has studied to be a wilderness guide here in Finland. With his own experiences and what he has learned in his studies he has professional knowledge of our nature and wildlife and always happy to share this knowledge with you. He will take you out to the wilderness and make sure every trip leaves you wanting to explore more and doing it safely.


Kiia is the Finnish one, who has studied tourism and hospitality management. As much as she loves to be outdoors, you won’t see her too often in the woods because she will be taking care of marketing, bookings, and administration.


Text and images kindly provided by Taiga Times


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