The first group of Bearstrail came back to the lodge yesterday, cold and frozen after a sudden, unexpected drop in temperatures to -26 C as coldest.…

Slowly but certainly the snowcover in our area is growing and the first sled-trails are open. Sadly it is not covering all areas with the same…

First Advent-sunday has gone and we also had lighted up the first candle - although we are without guests for a while. The next ones arrive coming…

Since yesterday we have a first little bit of winter-feelings here: minus degrees and the first ice on the lake. We have been waiting for it rather…

Yes - today we are celebrating 15 years of Eräkeskus! On November 6th, 2003, a small caravan, consisting of 1 lorry with furnitures, moveables and…

"When can the Polarlights be seen?" A frequently asked question from guests. And never we would have thought, that a good answer would be "beginning…

We had the first frosty nights here, but during daytime we still reach 8 - 10 degrees C plus. But very nice to have frozen waterhoses and buckets in…

Time to start! While we still expect 3 new team-members, starting here on 1st October, we have started the autumn-training of the dogs yesterday.  The…

Autumn 2018 is sunny and mostly dry. Day-temperatures are now between 15 - 20 degrees C, nights a bit fresher with only 1 digit. But no minus-degrees…

Temperatures: often below 10 degrees C, during the day rarely over 20 degrees C

Mushrooms: growing! our favourite types can be collected now …

The hot and very dry summer-days have finally gone. The thermometer now shows more normal temperatures und we get short rains regularly. Water levels…

We have "only" 18 hours 44 minutes sunlight left today, means the nights get dark again for a very short while. Candles in the evening make sense…

Not a lot to say or show with pictures - just a short update from our July-high-season:

Our summer-team is getting smaller - as usual. Only a team of 4…

We wish to all our readers a nice, sunny midsummer-weekend! Here we have a rather windy and a bit rainy day with only 17 degrees C.  But... there are…

Unusual 8 degrees C today; warmest temperature until end of week is 15 degrees C... so we question ourselves, if summer is over and fall arrived…

Not long ago - 10 days maybe - we still had ice on the lakes and high piles of snow on the parking yard.  But a sudden heat-wave with almost 30…

Not only visible is springtime by now, but also we can feel it coming more and more. Coming weekend we are supposed to reach the +20 degrees C for the…

Well, also our season comes soon to an end. Tomorrow we drive the last departure-transfer to the airport. Then we have to get used again to have an…

Spring is coming, closer and faster! Last night we had only -5C, would have liked a bit colder. But still minus, luckily, at least during the nights!…

Rather often during mid-March we have the first plus-degrees, certain parts around the lake where the sun has long hours of power get slowly green,…

Again 2 weeks have gone, fast like crazy. Halftime of our winter-season is over now.  The last 2 weeks were dominated by a lot of sun from early…

Some might have been wondering before arriving here for a holiday, how our wilderness cabins look like, how they are equipped and how/what will be…

After a short, 3 days lasting period of mild winter with even some plus-degrees, we are back in real, beautiful winter with a lot of snow (more than…

Cino as mainguide, Dennis and Roger as Co-guide, together with Franzi, Karin and Jörg, started last week for the first bordertrail of the season…

The long awaited cold has finally arrived in North-Karelia. -23 C was the lowest temperature during last week and that is enough to finally freeze the…