At the turn of the 1800-1900s, there were still a lot of witches operating in various parts of Finland, and people consulted them over most…
On Työsaari island on the east side of Muukonsaari there is a cabin, which today is known as the summer holiday home of Professor Erik…
In Ylämaa near Lappeenranta, there are wide areas where an exceptionally colourful stone occurs, called spectrolite because of its brilliant colours. The stone was discovered…
It was at Karhusaari Pavilion that I first met Reino. I think it was the second or third summer after the war. I went with…
At the eve of the Winter War, in the summer 1938, a large scouting event was organised on Muukonsaari island. It was officially organised by…
The Ievasvuori rock paintings in Luumäki were made 7,000-3,500 BCE. More than 120 similar rock painting sites dating back to the Stone Age have been…
There are three snake rocks in South Karelia: as well as in Anola, Joutseno, there is one in Kiurula in the Imatra borderland and another…
The state-owned 105.8-hectare Äpätinkangas area lies in the village of Kekäleniemi in the municipal district of Rautjärvi. Äpätinkangas was granted nature reserve status by a…
We often used to sit on Water Rock. It was easy to wade to the large, flat boulder at the tip of the spit; the…
The river Helisevänjoki springs from the lakes of Ruokolahti, traverses national boundaries and runs into the mighty river Vuoksi. In the Viking era it was…