Album: Finland: Ruka
Northern Lights in the Woods
What luck: suddenly there were Northern Lights to marvel at!
Ruka Tunturi
View of snow-covered Ruka Tunturi from state road 5 “Viitostie”. The ski area is brightly lit, a few low-hanging clouds glow pink in the evening light.
Christmas tree in Ruka
Christmas in Ruka, Finland: in principle, you are surrounded by potential Christmas trees – but of course not all trees are decorated for Christmas. Here and there, however, a...
Tracks in the snow
These tracks in the snow are literally form a polar circles – but not the Polar Circle.
Snow and ice and lake and forest and daylight
In this winter picture it is difficult to tell where the fog is actually a cloud – and where the blue sky begins. In...
Winter forest in the rear view mirror
A drive on a snow-covered road – the picturesque winter forest near Ruka, Finland, in the rear-view mirror.
View of Rukahovi
A snowmobile on the way to Rukahovi
Gas station with snowmobile
Even snowmobiles have to refuel from time to time – since all roads are snow-covered in winter anyway, this is not a technical problem. You simply drive the snowmobile...
Ski jumping hill in Ruka / Kuusamo, Finland
This photo was taken late in the evening at Rukatunturi. The ski jump is out of action, but on the other side of Rukatunturi the ski area is...
Forest walk in the Snow
In the background the brightly lit Ruka Tunturi
Santa Claus with reindeer in Ruka, Finland
Every year again… Now I just had to re-publish this photo of Santa Claus with reindeer – simply because it’s so beautiful. The photo...
Ruka Tunturi in the mist
Around 12 noon – it doesn’t get much brighter – unless the sun comes through…