Easter Hike in Finland
When I was doing my Erasmus in Finland, I found some very interesting information at school one day. It was about the so-called Eastern Hike in the north of the country. At the time I was very drawn to various adventures, so I signed up.
In Kevo National Park
I told other students at my dormitory about the trip, and two of them also wanted to go on this adventure. Our trip naturally started in Oulu, and we had to drive through Rovaniemi. I had visited Santa Claus Village three or four times by then and almost felt at home there.
Then we continued further north until we reached our destination. The adventure took place in Kevo National Park. Normally it is not allowed to move around on foot there, as it is a national park. However, since there was a lot of snow, we were allowed to enter the park.
On our cross-country skis we began the adventure in a group of about ten people. I still remember the depth of the snow clearly — in some places the snow was at least two meters deep. The nature and surroundings were breathtaking and we truly enjoyed every minute.
On the other hand, this hike was also very demanding. It was extremely cold and we had to carry heavy backpacks. However, there were many huts where we could spend the night. I particularly enjoyed these huts, as you could make a fire there to warm up.
Northern Lights
Once we did spend the night in a tent. The temperature that night was minus 30 degrees Celsius and the night was really very difficult. Luckily we all survived — and in the morning we felt incredibly strong.
Twice we were even able to see the northern lights. The colors and the movement of the lights across the sky were simply incredible. This experience will stay with me forever. Because there were not many people in the park, the adventure felt particularly intense and unique.
