Blog posts

On this page you can find all the blog posts I have written. I write about a varying range of topics, from weather to travel and from living in Finland in general to my experiences in the Finnish national parks.

Weather

Snow Storm Helsinki - Blizzard Helsinki December 2022 - December Storm Helsinki

Blizzard Followed by Gulf-Effect Snow Brings 45 cm of Snow to Helsinki in December

The 12 and 13th of December 2022 were two very extreme weather days in Helsinki. The first day a true ...
Polar Low Svalbard - Satellite image - Polar Low Satellite

In the Middle of a Polar Low: Extreme Blizzard in Svalbard

Exactly one year ago, this meteorologist experienced one of the dreams that probably all meteorologist have: being in the middle ...
Light Pillars in wintertime

Light Pillars upon Arrival in Helsinki

On the 10th of January of 2022, I arrived back home in Finland after spending Christmas with my family. The ...
Sea Ice - Coldest first week of December Helsinki

Coldest start of December in Helsinki since 1937

After a (for my standards) cold fall and a very cold end of November, the winter stepped up its game ...

Autumn 2021 Way Colder Than Autumn 2020 in Helsinki

In August 2020, I arrived in Helsinki for my master studies at the University of Helsinki. I remembered the end ...
The most beautiful winter day ever.

Most Beautiful Winter Days

During 2 weeks in January 2021 in Helsinki, I experienced the most beautiful winter days of my life. As a ...
Rocky wall and Haukalamppi lake

Nuuksio National Park in December

On the 13th of December 2020, I visited Nuuksio National Park with my girlfriend Anna and a friend. Nuuksio is ...

Travel

Arctic Snow School featured image - Daan van den Broek in a snow pit

Arctic Snow School in Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay): Unforgettable Fieldwork Experience in Canada’s Remote Arctic

From April 1st to April 8th, I had the privilege to participate in the Arctic Snow School, a joint initiative ...
Polar Low Svalbard - Satellite image - Polar Low Satellite

In the Middle of a Polar Low: Extreme Blizzard in Svalbard

Exactly one year ago, this meteorologist experienced one of the dreams that probably all meteorologist have: being in the middle ...
Scientific Cruise UNIS Air Ice Sea Interactions Svalbard - Study at UNIS - Study in Svalbard

Experiences during master course Air-Ice-Sea Interactions at UNIS, Svalbard

In the fall of 2022, from October to December, I went to Svalbard to take part in the UNIS master ...
prepare studies UNIS Svalbard - tips and information

How to Prepare for Studies at UNIS in Svalbard

In 2018, I went to Svalbard for an exchange semester at UNIS. I have been back to Svalbard as a ...
Nordenskiöldfjellet, Svalbard in June

Back to Svalbard in June 2019

In June 2019, I went to back to Svalbard. After experiencing Svalbard for 4 months in the fall of 2018 ...
study in Svalbard - Weather station fieldwork Isfjord Radio

Experiences During My Study in Svalbard (part 2)

From August 2018 to December 2018, I studied at UNIS, the University Centre in Svalbard, where I went on an ...
Study at UNIS in the Arctic

Experiences During My Study at UNIS in Svalbard (part 1)

From August 2018 to December 2018, I studied at UNIS, the University Centre in Svalbard, where I went on an ...

Finland

Aurora Borealis Helsinki

Northern Lights in Helsinki, 26th/27th of February

Since I have been living in Helsinki in August 2018, I have seen the northern lights, also known as aurora ...
Light Pillars in wintertime

Light Pillars upon Arrival in Helsinki

On the 10th of January of 2022, I arrived back home in Finland after spending Christmas with my family. The ...
Sea Ice - Coldest first week of December Helsinki

Coldest start of December in Helsinki since 1937

After a (for my standards) cold fall and a very cold end of November, the winter stepped up its game ...
Temperature graph: November 2021 ended very cold in Helsinki.

Very Cold End of November in Helsinki

The winter of 2021/2022 started early in Helsinki and Finland in general. On the 25th of November, the temperature dropped ...

Hiking in Sipoonkorpi on a Beautiful Winter’s Day in March the Day After a Snow Storm

On the 10th of March 2021, a friend and I went hiking in Sipoonkorpi National Park. Despite it already being ...
The most beautiful winter day ever.

Most Beautiful Winter Days

During 2 weeks in January 2021 in Helsinki, I experienced the most beautiful winter days of my life. As a ...
When exiting the park, the snow cover depth became deeper and deeper- Snowfall in Repovesi in December

Intense Snowfall in Repovesi National Park

On the 16th of December, Anna and I went to Repovesi National Park with a friend of ours. At the ...
Rocky wall and Haukalamppi lake

Nuuksio National Park in December

On the 13th of December 2020, I visited Nuuksio National Park with my girlfriend Anna and a friend. Nuuksio is ...
View over Lake Pielinen. Visiting Koli National Park

Visiting Koli National Park at the Start of Winter

After starting my studies in Helsinki in August 2020, in November that year it was finally time to explore my ...
Study at The University of Helsinki - Kumpula Campus in February 2022

Why I Started Studying at the University of Helsinki

At the end of 2018, when the end of my bachelor studies neared, I started thinking about what should be ...

National Parks

Hiking in Sipoonkorpi on a Beautiful Winter’s Day in March the Day After a Snow Storm

On the 10th of March 2021, a friend and I went hiking in Sipoonkorpi National Park. Despite it already being ...
When exiting the park, the snow cover depth became deeper and deeper- Snowfall in Repovesi in December

Intense Snowfall in Repovesi National Park

On the 16th of December, Anna and I went to Repovesi National Park with a friend of ours. At the ...
Rocky wall and Haukalamppi lake

Nuuksio National Park in December

On the 13th of December 2020, I visited Nuuksio National Park with my girlfriend Anna and a friend. Nuuksio is ...
View over Lake Pielinen. Visiting Koli National Park

Visiting Koli National Park at the Start of Winter

After starting my studies in Helsinki in August 2020, in November that year it was finally time to explore my ...

Svalbard

Scientific Cruise UNIS Air Ice Sea Interactions Svalbard - Study at UNIS - Study in Svalbard

Experiences during master course Air-Ice-Sea Interactions at UNIS, Svalbard

In the fall of 2022, from October to December, I went to Svalbard to take part in the UNIS master ...
prepare studies UNIS Svalbard - tips and information

How to Prepare for Studies at UNIS in Svalbard

In 2018, I went to Svalbard for an exchange semester at UNIS. I have been back to Svalbard as a ...
study in Svalbard - Weather station fieldwork Isfjord Radio

Experiences During My Study in Svalbard (part 2)

From August 2018 to December 2018, I studied at UNIS, the University Centre in Svalbard, where I went on an ...
Study at UNIS in the Arctic

Experiences During My Study at UNIS in Svalbard (part 1)

From August 2018 to December 2018, I studied at UNIS, the University Centre in Svalbard, where I went on an ...
minor at UNIS, university centre in Svalbard, studying at UNIS on Svalbard, UNIS, Hiorthfjellet

Why I did my Minor at UNIS, the University Centre in Svalbard

From August 2018 to December that year, I did my minor at UNIS, the University Centre in Svalbard. UNIS is ...