Landscape Calendar 2011 / Maisemakalenteri 2011

You can see all the calendar photos in the picture below. Six photos are from Iceland (from my trip last August), three winter photos are from Lauttasaari (Helsinki), two from Riisitunturi (Posio) and one from Konttainen (Kuusamo). Size of the calendar is A3 (42 x 29,7 cm). Calendar has Finnish name days and holidays.

Price of the calendar is 15 € + postage. Order the calendar now by sending me email. The possible payment methods are Cash on Delivery (C.O.D.), advance payment to my bank account or bill. Calendars will be delivered 13.-16.12. (When I will run out calendars, I will edit this post.)

Landscape calendar pictures / Maisemakalenterin kuvat

Jo useita vuosia olen tehnyt kuvistani maisemakalenterin, jota olen antanut ystävilleni joululahjaksi. Tämä vuonna päätin tulostuttaa hieman isomman erän, ja nyt minulla on myös kalentereita myynnissä. Kaikki kalenterin maisemakuvat on nähtävissä yllä. Kuusi kuvaa on Islannista, kolme Lauttasaaresta, kaksi Posiolta, ja yksi Kuusamosta.

Kalenterin koko on A3 (42 x 29,7 cm), ja siinä on suomalaiset nimipäivät ja juhlapyhät. Tilaa kalenteri lähettämällä minulle sähköpostia, kalenterin hinta on 15 euroa + postikulut. Kalenterin voit etukäteen tililleni, tai laskulla. Kalenterit toimitetaan 13.-16.12.

Iivaara

View from Iivaara in summer

• About 1.5 km walk from the parking lot (Google map link) is required to reach the top of Iivaara.

• Iivaara (info in Finnish) is very good location for sunset photography during summer and autumn, as you can see sun setting over several small lakes.

• I have not visited Iivaara during winter, and I assume that the road to the parking lot is not maintained during winter time.

Konttainen

Summer sunset in Konttainen

• The top of Konttainen (Google maps link) is 0.8 km from the parking lot (Google map link), and this 800 m is mostly steep uphill.

• Konttainen is good location for sunset photography.

Riisitunturi

Riisitunturi in winter

• Riisitunturi (Google maps link) is in Posio (not in Kuusamo), but Riisitunturi must be listed here as it is so good location, and only 54 km from Kuusamo centre.

• There is a new parking lot (Google maps link) at the border of Riisitunturi National Park. The top of Riisitunturi is 1.7 km from the parking lot.

• From Riisitunturi you have a excellent view to Lake Yli-Kitka. Best time for photography is sunrise, as you can see the sun rising over Lake Yli-Kitka.

Ruka Peak

View from Ruka Peak

• It is possible to drive almost to the top of Ruka Peak (Google maps link), only about 200 m walk is needed to reach the top from Restaurant Ruka Peak parking lot.

• Ruka Peak offers good view to Ruka Ski Centre and Valtavaara.

Pähkänäkallio

Kitkajoki from Pähkänäkallio

• Pähkänäkallio offers very good view to Kitkajoki.

• There is about 1 km walk from parking lot (Google maps link) to the Pähkänäkallio.

• In winter the road to parking place is not maintained.

• Note: The photography location in Pähkänäkallio may be dangerous (risk of dropping several tens of meters!), if the ground is slippery (very wet or first snow).

Kiutaköngäs

Kiutaköngäs in summer

• Kiutaköngäs Rapids are 325 metres long. Kiutaköngäs (Google maps link) is ~1 km walk from Oulanka Visitor Centre.

Niskakoski

Niskakoski in winter

• Niskakoski (Google maps link) is about 0.5 km from the parking lot in Juuma.

• In Niskakoski (Pieni) Karhunkierros hiking trail goes over the Kitkajoki with hanging bridge.

Myllykoski

Myllykoski in winter

• Myllykoski (Google maps link) is ~1.5 km from the parking lot in Juuma, or ~0.5 km from the Basecamp Oulanka.

• Myllykoski situates along the (Pieni) Karhunkierros hiking trail.

• There is an old watermill dating back to the 1930´s and camp fire place in Myllykoski.

Aallokkokoski

Aallokkokoski in winter

• Aallokkokoski (~1 km long rapids) is ~2 km from the parking lot in Juuma, or ~1.5 km from the Basecamp Oulanka.

• Aallokkokoski situates along the (Pieni) Karhunkierros hiking trail.

Jyrävä

Jyrävä in summer

• Jyrävä is the highest waterfall in the Kitkajoki river with a drop of 9 metres.

• Jyrävä is ~3 km from the parking lot in Juuma, or ~2 km from the Basecamp Oulanka.

• Jyrävä situates along the (Pieni) Karhunkierros hiking trail.

Winter Landscapes from Lapland Gallery I

Winter Landscapes from Lapland Gallery II

The images of these galleries were photographed during 11 days at the end of February / beginning of March. At the beginning of trip I participated to three day Winter Landscape Photography course arranged by Kuusamon Kansanopisto. The teachers of the course were Paavo Hamunen and Pekka Punkari. The rest of time I photographed according to my own schedule.

During these 11 days, I walked about 30-35 km with snowshoes and climbed to top of three different fells (Konttainen twice, Valtavaara and Riisitunturi once). Riisitunturi had the best snow in trees (“tykkylumi” in Finnish). Here you can see one prime example of that. Other places that I visited were: Kiutaköngäs, Kirintövaara, Ruka Peak, Niskakoski, Myllykoski, Aallokkokoski, and Jyrävä.

In the middle of trip it was continuously cloudy and snowing for six days. If you climbed to top of some fell during that time, you could not see any distant scenery, you could photograph only the trees at the top of fell.

Last three days were mostly sunny and the last day at the top Riisitunturi was probably the best day of the trip. I was prepared to go there to photograph the sunrise, but it was fully cloudy at 5 am, so I continued sleeping and went to Riisitunturi for afternoon and sunset. Sunset was luckily spectacular

Myllykoski in Kuusamo

I’m currently processing photos from 11 day trip to Kuusamo, so check this blog again after few days!