Wandern im Urho Kekkonen NP (Finnland)

Today we went hiking for 6 days in the Urho Kekkonen National Park in Finnish Lapland.



But the start was anything but perfect. When we started in Saariseklä, it also started to pour. Great, just a full bath. We walked to the Rumakuru refuge.

It was totally full of day tourists, but the Boller stove radiated… read more

From the Rumakuru refuge via the managed Luulampi refuge we hiked to the Rautulampi refuge. In between we took a break at an unnamed small lake and marveled at what was going on. Lots of e-bikers and school classes on outdoor tours. At the Rautulampi we cooked another soup and decided to expand our bivouac… read more

A nice drizzle greeted us in the morning. We made ourselves a coffee and packed our lumpy sleeping bags. Drizzle and slightly windy, what should stay dry under a hardware store tarpaulin?



After a few kilometers we took a break at a small stream and enjoyed the absolute silence of the forest and we were… read more

Since we hadn't had a network for three days, which I thought was great, we didn't know what the weather would be like. But let's be honest, you can't really rely on the apps anyway. There were four of us and almost everyone installed a different app, four of me even. Well, actually you could decide… read more

The weather was still stable and the spirit stove worked perfectly again and heated the coffee water in no time. A good start in the day. 😀



As soon as we laced up through the forest and had our first creek crossing behind us, there was a loud roar in the forest. Three grouse took off. One was probably… read more

Last day and we only had a vague plan how we would come back.

When we were having breakfast, a school class passed the weather protection again. We just sat them out and then walked the last few miles to a final "obstacle". The trail meandered to a parking lot, our destination, and passed through a ford… read more