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Daan van den Broek

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From august 2020 on, I started living in Finland. On this page I will share some of the things I learned about the country.

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

February 27, 2023March 17, 2023 Daan

Since I have been living in Helsinki in August 2018, I have seen the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, 3 times from the

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Light Pillars in wintertime
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Light Pillars upon Arrival in Helsinki

December 21, 2022July 3, 2023 Daan

On the 10th of January of 2022, I arrived back home in Finland after spending Christmas with my family. The arrival back home was very

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Sea Ice - Coldest first week of December Helsinki
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Coldest start of December in Helsinki since 1937

December 3, 2022March 18, 2023 Daan

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

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Temperature graph: November 2021 ended very cold in Helsinki.
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Very Cold End of November in Helsinki

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Daan

The winter of 2021/2022 started early in Helsinki and Finland in general. On the 25th of November, the temperature dropped below 0 and it stayed

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

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Daan

On the 10th of March 2021, a friend and I went hiking in Sipoonkorpi National Park. Despite it already being March, it was a very

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The most beautiful winter day ever.
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Most Beautiful Winter Days

June 9, 2022September 20, 2022 Daan

During 2 weeks in January 2021 in Helsinki, I experienced the most beautiful winter days of my life. As a Dutch person, I do not

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When exiting the park, the snow cover depth became deeper and deeper- Snowfall in Repovesi in December
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Intense Snowfall in Repovesi National Park

May 3, 2022September 20, 2022 Daan

On the 16th of December, Anna and I went to Repovesi National Park with a friend of ours. At the beginning of the day, a

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Rocky wall and Haukalamppi lake
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Nuuksio National Park in December

April 12, 2022June 24, 2022 Daan

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

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View over Lake Pielinen. Visiting Koli National Park
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Visiting Koli National Park at the Start of Winter

April 2, 2022June 24, 2022 Daan

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

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Study at The University of Helsinki - Kumpula Campus in February 2022
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Why I Started Studying at the University of Helsinki

March 22, 2022March 18, 2023 Daan

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

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Recent Posts

  • Svalbard’s warmest summer on record: Shattering Records in the Arctic Archipelago

    Svalbard’s warmest summer on record: Shattering Records in the Arctic Archipelago

    August 31, 2023
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    August 31, 2023
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    August 11, 2023
  • The Climate of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories: What is the Typical Weather Like?

    The Climate of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories: What is the Typical Weather Like?

    July 1, 2023
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    April 27, 2023

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  1. Daan on Experiences During My Study at UNIS in Svalbard (part 1)February 7, 2022

    Hi Marjo, thanks for the nice words! Wonderful to see you on my website as the first commenter - I'm…

  2. Marjolein on Experiences During My Study at UNIS in Svalbard (part 1)February 1, 2022

    Really nice to read this Daan, lots of very good memories!

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