Article overview

2025

November

Sunrise winter paddling 2 comments

Season’s first winter paddling in Northern Sweden 2 comments

Tromsø—Obbola by car

Scotland NC500 – day 9 – water falls and Loch Ness

Scotland NC500 – day 8 – a hidden pass, palm trees, and a famous castle

November snowfall in Tromsø

Scotland NC500 – day 7 – a rainy day

Scotland NC500 – day 6 – a long breakfast and palm trees in the evening

Scotland NC500 – day 5 – fog, castle, mountains and forests

Scotland NC500 – day 4 – the highlands, a beach, a cave and back to the highlands

Scotland NC500 – day 3 – from kayak surfers to the inland

Scotland NC500 – day 2 – standing stones and a castle on a cliff

Scotland NC500 – day 1 – the road trip starts

Scotland NC500 – prelude

Šlobboten

October

Walking home between the seasons

Tromsø departure – Tromsø arrival

October on Tromsøya

Aaarr-wooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

1st October

September

When the rain comes, look for the light

Steindalsbreen 2025 3 comments

Autumnal kayak trip to Grindøya

Just an aurora snapshot from the balcony

The first polar lights of the season 2025/26

August

Late summer mountain hike

Kayaking around Håkøya

The end of high summer in Tromsø 4 comments

July

July 2025 – photo supplement

Just a pick-up at the station… – part II

Just a pick-up at the station…

Flower spotting in Tromsø

Midnight sun on the Stor-Kjølen – part II

Midnight sun on the Stor-Kjølen

Umeå—Arlanda—Tromsø

June

Dundret

A short summer journey in Northern Sweden

A stroll through the bog Torsmyran 2 comments

Mid-June flowers in Obbola

Welcome, kids 1 comment

A Norwegian Holiday in Sweden

Travelling through worlds

4th June – the snow in the front garden is gone

It’s June in Tromsø

May

Fremdriftstak

The snow is melting

The first Thursday paddling in Tromsø 2025

April

End of April winter in Tromsø 2 comments

Two promenades on Tromsøya

Statsraad Lehmkuhl

Watching birds and enjoying the sun

Looks still like winter – mostly …

I can’t ski, but I do

Blowing snow

Visiting Kronprins Haakon

March

Tussilago 2025 2 comments

Gutta på skauen

Winterland is black’n’white

Skiing home

From Obbola to Tromsø – home home and work home

Waves and flying ice at Vitskärsudden

Kayak – 3rd try and success

Kayak – 2nd try

No Kayaking, the ice is too thick

The moon has a halo

Back in Obbola – opening the kayak season

Polar stratospheric clouds in Råneå

Three countries in sixteen snapshots 2 comments

Backcountry skiing in Finish Lapland

A gorgeous cross-country ski tour in Saariselkä

February

Sametinget in Karasjok 3 comments

Finnmark birches

Lyngen mountains 4 comments

Skiing home from work

Back to winter …

Wretched, wet, windy winter weather

Strange clouds

January

The sun is back in Tromsø

Night walk 2 comments

Rain, rain, rain

A snowy ski promenade on Tromsøya

Clearing snow in Tromsø

A winter visit to the cabin Trollvassbu 4 comments

2024

December

Tromsø 2024 – a special end-of-year review 4 comments

Short days in Obbola II

Short days in Obbola 1 comment

Advent season home in Obbola 6 comments

Home in Obbola – what to do outside 2 comments

Back in Tromsø and it’s winter 2 comments

November

November thaw 4 comments

Ski premiere 2024/25

October

October snow in Tromsø

Routine detox 2 comments

To Trollvassbu and back 3 comments

Tamokdalen, Rostadalen, Dividalen 1 comment

Four autumnal pictures 2 comments

September

A chilly tour to the Steindalsbreen 2 comments

Autumnal equinox 2024

Autumn forest, snowy mountains 2 comments

Back in Tromsø – an autumnal walk 3 comments

Norddeich/Norden

Spåret

Fram Strait 2024 – returning to Svalbard

August

Hydrographical measurements in the Fram Strait

Ice station two and icebergs 2 comments

Ice station one and polar bears 4 comments

Mooring recovery and deployment

Wind and weather, water and ice 3 comments

Before the cruise – Longyearbyen, Svalbard 2 comments

Four days hiking in Tromsø – part two

Visiting the Polarstern 2 comments

Four days hiking in Tromsø – part one

July

A Trip to Grøtfjorden, reindeer included 4 comments

Three weeks in Sweden – some photos 2 comments

Bjuröklubb over night

June

Midnight paddling

Sherpatrappa—Fløya—Romssavákkivárri—Pikevatnet—Litjevatnet—Romssavággi

5 × 5 images from a Hurtigruten cruise 3 comments

May

Cold drizzle and snow on the weekend

Summer weather in Tromsø 4 comments

Tromsøya between the seasons

A day trip to the island Vannøya 4 comments

April

Polarsyssel in Tromsø (and ice cream)

The first Thursday paddling 2024

Spring winter in Obbola

Spring winter kayaking through the ice. 2 comments

The right timing for a small winter kayak tour

First kayaking 2024

Welcome, open sea

March

Ski tour in Sweden – from Vistas to Lisas Stuga to Civilisation

Ski tour in Sweden – side trip to Nallo

Ski tour in Sweden – Tjäktja—Alesjaure—Vistas

Ski tour in Sweden – Sälka—Tjäktja

Ski tour in Sweden – Singi—Sälka 1 comment

Meanwhile in Tromsø …

Ski tour in Sweden – Kebnekaise—Singi

Back from a ski tour in the Swedish mountains 3 comments

February

A nightly snowwalk 2 comments

Almost like a ski tour 2 comments

Wind and weather 2 comments

January

No paddling in Obbola 4 comments

The sun returns in Tromsø 2 comments

Farewell Obbola 2 comments

An icy yet colourful art exhibition 2 comments

Obbola—Boliden—Kusfors—Obbola

It gets even colder 6 comments

The year 2024 starts cold 3 comments

2023

December

Two wintry sunrises

Cottage holiday 2 comments

The last way to work by the sea 2 comments

A Saturday “mørketid” promenade 3 comments

November

An otter at the Telegrafbukta 6 comments

The last sun in Tromsø 2023? 2 comments

From the shadow into the sun 10 comments

A short November promenade 4 comments

October

Mammals by the sea, snow on the peaks 2 comments

Snowy mountains in the blue hour 2 comments

Lab work 2 comments

The first winter day 1 comment

1 October 2023 2 comments

September

The last Thursday kayaking 2023

Autumn tour to the glacier Steindalsbreen 2 comments

August

Thursday paddling around Grindøya 1 comment

A promenade on Kvaløya 2 comments

Tverrfjellet on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Back to Thursday paddling

July

Polarstern in Tromsø

#escapism – midnight sun at Lyngstuva 2 comments

Everything will be fine

Norrbyskär – after rain comes sun

June

Cruise leftovers: a seagull, a map and a tiny planet

Travelling from ice to summer

The fourth ice station – orthophoto and ice coring

Polar bear in the morning 5 comments

The third ice station – MSS and SUNA

Midnight sun in the Arctic

Drone flying between ice stations

Ballooning in the Arctic

The second ice station – drone flying and more

Cruise day – bird watching

AO2023 – the first ice station 2 comments

Taking drone photos from the sea ice 2 comments

Breaking through thick ice

Arctic Ocean 2023 I – starting the cruise 2 comments

May

Arctic Ocean 2023 – prelude 3 comments

Snowy intermezzo

Taking orthophotos on Kvaløya

Kronprins Haakon in between

My first Thursday paddling 2023

A sunny car trip to Jøvik

Tar du vårbilder?

April

Arctic preparations 4 comments

Tussilago in Tromsø 2023

Winterly Kvaløya

Back to Tromsø

A calm afterwork kayak tour on the Baltic Sea

Tussilago 2023

Like ice in the springtime …

A day cruise to Finland

What a wonderful vårvinter kayak tour! 2 comments

Back in Obbola – 20 hours

Back in Obbola – the shortest ski tour

March

Moon, Venus, Aurora

Skitour on the Austeråsfjellet 2 comments

12 more photos of Longyearbyen 3 comments

Farewell, Longyearbyen

Colder days in Longyearbyen 3 comments

After work snowmobile tour 1 comment

Guided minibus tour with Magnus 6 comments

Ta sjansen 1 comment

Sol, sol, kom igjen, sola er min beste venn!

Two-day dogsledding tour in Svalbard – ice cave 2 comments

Two-day dogsledding tour in Svalbard – day 2

Two-day dogsledding tour in Svalbard – day 1 1 comment

Adventdalen by snowmobile

A first day in Longyearbyen

Svalbard – arrival

#escapism – microvacation 2 comments

February

White beaked dolphins 1 comment

A short ski tour to the cabin Trollvassbu

Summer travel plans 4 comments

January

A starry night 2 comments

Tromsø – waiting for the sun

Coastal walk through the snow

Anticipation is the greatest joy 2 comments

Two weekends in Tromsø

An almost outdoor barbecue on Kvaløya 2 comments

SE—DE—NO 3 comments

2022

December

The last two kayak tours 2022 1 comment

Break at work IV – skiing through the forest 1 comment

Break at work III – running to Vitskärsudden

Break at work II – ice paddling

Break at work I – island hopping

And suddenly it’s winter 2 comments

Finally it’s sunny again home in Sweden!

November

From Tromsø to Obbola 2 comments

Jämtland tour 22 – the landscapes

The first winter promenade

October

Scotland: wetness 1 comment

Sandnessundbrua

Scotland: Stac Pollaidh 2 comments

Sleet weather in Tromsø

Scotland: the west coast of Isle of Lewis 3 comments

10 days in Scotland 4 comments

Aurora Lightshow in Tromsø 5 comments

The first frost – hiking tour on the Laukviktinden 2 comments

September

Thursday paddling – from dusk to darkness

Grønnlibruna and Petterbolhaugen 3 comments

Kayaking into the dark

Autumn colours on the bog 1 comment

Stappen in the autumn 3 comments

Jämtland tour 22 – signposts and waymarks 4 comments

First sign of autumn

Jämtland tour 22 – the glacier of Helagsfjället 2 comments

Takk for turen – Thursday paddling – 8 september 1 comment

Jämtland tour 22 – the trail

Jämtland tour 22 – hiking up the Gåsen

A cloudy hike up the Stor-Kjølen

Jämtland tour 22 – the cabins, part 2 2 comments

Thursday paddling – 1 september 2 comments

August

Jämtland tour 22 – the cabins, part 1 2 comments

Back from a hiking tour 4 comments

Two mountain peaks at the weekend 2 comments

A new camera 1 comment

July

Just a hike up the Rødtinden

An intangible longing 10 comments

Hiking up the Nordtinden

Some summer days in Sweden 1 comment

June

Summer paddling to lunch

Paddling in Obbola

Rekvik – a place to visit again 1 comment

Hiking up the Slåka and Guratinden

Thursday paddling round Grindøya

After work promenade to the Keiptuva

May

Mountains, sea and midnight sun 2 comments

“Kayak daytrip to Skarsfjord with beach clean up” 2 comments

A sunny ski tour to Bønntuva 2 comments

Just a short afterwork mountain walk 2 comments

17 May aboard the ship Hermes II

Spring day in Tromsø 1 comment

Mai snow in Tromsø 2 comments

A late winter ski tour 4 comments

April

April snow in Tromsø

The first Thursday paddling in Tromsø

A hike to the Sørtinden between the seasons 3 comments

Farewell winter 2022?

March

Two small winter paddling tours

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – maps and numbers

White swans in Obbola

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 21: Longyearbyen · time to say farewell 8 comments

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 17 and 18: An incredibly beautiful day on the ice 1 comment

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 14 – 17: Travelling south

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 13 and 14: Polar bear ahead! 3 comments

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 12: ice station on the Arctic Ocean 4 comments

Meanwhile in Tromsø

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 11 · transit to P7

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 10: twice on the ice and a sudden end 1 comment

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 9: P5, the first ice station 2 comments

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 7 and 8: a stormy intermezzo 2 comments

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 6: sailing through the ice 2 comments

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 5: marine fauna · entering the ice · temperature drop 1 comment

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 4: let the science begin! 2 comments

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 3 and 4: transit to P1 5 comments

Polar expedition AeN JC3 – day 1 and 2: Tromsø

Arrival in Longyearbyen 2 comments

Internet is back!

February

Short sign of life 2 comments

We are on our way 2 comments

Arctic research expedition with the Norwegian Polar Institute 13 comments

Night promenade at Telegrafbukta

Moving – Tromsø style 1 comment

Boat leaving the harbour of Tromviken

Sea ice field work training on the Sørbotn 3 comments

Sea ice field work training – preparations 2 comments

Telegrafbukta in the storm

January

Oh, what a beautiful sunrise! 2 comments

My first “topptur“

Walk home 1 comment

January sun in Tromsø

I couldn’t sleep 1 comment

I walk to work 2 comments

A winter journey from home to work

Fresh snow in Tromsø

The ice did not last long 3 comments

Four winter days in and round Obbola 3 comments

Kayak in the snow 2 comments

Kayak and ice on the Baltic Sea 2 comments

Happy New Year 2022 2 comments

2021

December

Sun salutation

Home in Obbola

Cabin days in Christmas time

A cabin named Fredly 1 comment

The middle of the polar night

When a boat take photos 1 comment

Thaw and cloudbursts

Tromsøya crossing in winter 3 comments

Fjellheisen and Fløya 5 comments

Interval training in Vasstrand

Polar light at Friday night 1 comment

November

Polar light at Tuesday night. 4 comments

It gets dark – it gets bright

Whale watching – second try 1 comment

No whales today 4 comments

Not reaching the top of the Nordtinden 2 comments

Hiking up the Grønnlibruna 1 comment

Tønsnesvarden 2 comments

After autumn comes winter? 2 comments

From autumn to winter – a tour to the Litjeblåmannen 1 comment

October

Kayaking in the fog 2 comments

Saskarö in the fog

Winter weekend in Kusfors

Morning paddling in Obbola 1 comment

Travelling from Tromsø to Obbola 2 comments

New friends Tromsø 4 comments

Low tide by the sea 1 comment

A short after work tour of the Sørtinden.

A hike round the peninsula Klubben 5 comments

September

Aurora hunting – failing and cheating

An after-work tour onto the Rødtinden and Storbogtinden 1 comment

A short tour to Sørtinden 3 comments

Telegrafbukta and the first autumn storm

Autumn colours on Kvaløya 1 comment

Tromtinden 2 comments

The first polar light of the season

A hike to the Stor-Kjølen 2 comments

A short and rainy Hurtigruten trip

Grense Jakobselv

Fylkesvei 8100 2 comments

August

Norwegian summer journey II

Norwegian summer journey I 6 comments

Two photos from a mountain tour

A Saturday road trip

Afterwork car trip 2 comments

Back in Tromsø

July

Hejdå home office

Cloudberries – a comprehensive guide 3 comments

Tramporgel 3 comments

Three summer days in Råneå 1 comment

A short promenade to a near swamp

The flower thread II – June 2021 5 comments

June

Great diving beetle 2 comments

May

The flower thread – April and May 2021 3 comments

Marsh marigold 1 comment

Gratulerer med dagen from abroad

Breakfast to go 2 comments

April

Another April winter day 4 comments

The first day in spring 2 comments

Tussilago 2021 5 comments

April weather – Olles Spår

April weather – kayaking through the snow

April weather by the sea 1 comment

Spring kayaking – kind of … 1 comment

March

Black and white weather

The ice is breaking 1 comment

Bjuröklubb today

Kayak – crisp morning – roe deer – crushed ice 2 comments

Psst! My kayak sleeps in the snow!

The last cold morning?

Just a short kayak tour to Bredskär

A shower of soft hail and snow

Opening the kayak season 2021 2 comments

Blue sea again

February

Look for the rainbow! 3 comments

Home – 4× black white

Drip, drip, drip … 2 comments

Changing plans

Reindeer on the island Obbolaö 2 comments

Outdoor exhibition II 2 comments

Outdoor exhibition 3 comments

January

From dawn till dusk 1 comment

Three kind moose 5 comments

A clear day at Vitskär

The forest is covered in snow 9 comments

After the snow … 2 comments

Another snow warning level 2 2 comments

Ice fog and hard rime 1 comment

Skiing through the winter forest

Embracing the winter 2 comments

Ski premieres 2021

Fresh snow fell home over night

Heavy wind, heavy snow 7 comments

No winter bath today

Two-digit minus temperatures

Snow covered pine in the noonday sun. 2 comments

Finally winter

2020

December

Winter bath

Two weekends home in Obbola 8 comments

Two photos of Grundviken 2 comments

November

An almost normal sunrise 2 comments

I’ll be home for Christmas ♫ 1 comment

Lunch break

Just a detour to work 2 comments

Technique sea kayaking course 2 comments

The day before tomorrow 3 comments

Dark, windy and wet

Full moon night shots 3 comments

October

October snow in Tromsø 1 comment

Sea kayaking in the dark 3 comments

A Weekend in black and white 6 comments

Winter sneak preview – the first snow hike 7 comments

Winter is coming … in Tromsø …

Tromsø black and white II – shipwreck on Kvaløya 3 comments

Hooooot! Hooooot! Hooooot! 2 comments

Luxury laziness 1 comment

Tromsø black and white I – mountain ranges

The first aurora in Tromsø

My way to work 1 comment

A small after-work promenade 4 comments

September

A cold bath in Tromsø 4 comments

Flying to Tromsø 5 comments

Bathing gets colder 2 comments

A walk in the bog Torsmyran 6 comments

Kayaking to the Obbolstenarna 4 comments

Fjell and fjäll

Moving things to Tromsø 1 comment

August

Along the Vildmarksvägen 2 comments

Different ways of kayaking 2 comments

Splendid Sunday sailing 2 comments

July

Photos in the rain 2 comments

A kayak course by the Umeå Kanotklubb 4 comments

My new work: Overingeniør @ Norsk Polarinstitutt 12 comments

June

Deer and fawn 4 comments

What is a Muurikka? 1 comment

Solstice paddling

Midsummer flowers 2020 2 comments

Wintry weekend in June 5 comments

May

Evening light

Two short kayak tours 1 comment

Farewell Skelleftehamn 4 comments

Two kayak premieres 3 comments

Our house in Obbola – some ships

Our House in Obbola – the neighbours

Vitskärsudden – a short cycle tour with holiday feelings

Obbola – moving in 4 comments

April

Diezeborg

Past – present – future 12 comments

A winter’s comment 2 comments

Farewell winter 2019/20 2 comments

March

A promenade by the coast 2 comments

Heralds of spring 2020 2 comments

A skitour from cabin to cabin – part 3 8 comments

A skitour from cabin to cabin – part 2 2 comments

Social distancing in Skelleftehamn 3 comments

A skitour from cabin to cabin – part 1 3 comments

Meanwhile in Skelleftehamn 1 comment

Skiing and tenting in Jämtland – part 4 3 comments

Skiing and tenting in Jämtland – part 3

Skiing and tenting in Jämtland – part 2 2 comments

Skiing and tenting in Jämtland – part 1

Back home in Skelleftehamn

Between two ski tours 3 comments

February

Ferries to the island Norderö 4 comments

On the road IV and V 1 comment

On the road III – Hemavan—Sneringsvika – 296 km 2 comments

On the road II – Jäckvik—Hemavan via Norway – 300 km 2 comments

On the road I – Solberget—Jäckvik – 353 km

Starting my winter journey – Solberget 4 comments

And suddenly I am in Lapland

The last winter photo of Skelleftehamn? 4 comments

Photo art unboxing

January

ICROSS 3 comments

30 cm snow 2 comments

Order photos as fine art print 3 comments

Sunrise over Gåsören 3 comments

Finally snow! 2 comments

Sea ice by the island Storgrundet 2 comments

Finally it snows again 5 comments

High water level at Storgrundet

A wintry weekend in Saxnäs

Thaw 2 comments

2019

December

12 + 31 + 29 + 31 + 13 4 comments

Skelleftehamn at night?

#escapism – a weekend on Holmön 1 comment

A morning at the port of Skellefteå 2 comments

November

Finally it’s snowing again 5 comments

Storing the kayak 3 comments

A very wintry November weekend 5 comments

Redesigning my living room 2 comments

Taking the kayak home 4 comments

October

Closing the bathing season in Skelleftehamn? 2 comments

Welcome, winter 2019! 3 comments

Greeting the winter – a kayak tour shorter than planned 5 comments

Jetsam at Byske’s beach 4 comments

First ice on the Baltic Sea 5 comments

October snowfall in Umeå

Tyre change 1 comment

Look down and enjoy the autumnal colours 4 comments

Three autumn colours of the ground 4 comments

Four variations of autumn 4 comments

September

Gåsören – 4 wave variations 3 comments

The first frost 2 comments

Mushrooms at eye level 4 comments

Open house day at Polarforskningssekretariatet 2 comments

August

Cycling home

Another kayaking

Lighthouse day on Gåsören 3 comments

A marvellous bathing place 7 comments

Day 24–26 – a detour to Norway and travelling home 3 comments

Back home 3 comments

Day 23 – travelling north again 2 comments

July

Day 20–21 – Småland again 1 comment

Day 19 – +30 °C 3 comments

Day 15–18 – Meanwhile in Sparsör … 3 comments

Day 14 – Eksjö 2 comments

Day 13 – sailing

Day 11 and 12 – Figeholm and Kalmar 2 comments

Day 10 – leaving Skåne 2 comments

Day 9 – Ystad and Österlen 3 comments

Day 6 – Finjasjön 4 comments

Day 5 – Götaland

Day 4 – a day on the ferry 2 comments

Day 3 – a day in Turku 5 comments

Starting the summer holidays 2 comments

A kayak trip shorter than expected 2 comments

June

White nights 3 comments

Two summery macro-shots

Fog in Skelleftehamn 2 comments

May

Colours above the Luleälven 3 comments

Two ways of paddling 3 comments

A 2019 winter retrospect

Winterly Tromsø in May 4 comments

From Haparanda to Tromsø through the bus window 3 comments

April

Opening the kayak season 2019 5 comments

Spring sprint

Boats between ice and water

Sea ice in April 1 comment

Tussilago 2019 2 comments

#escapism – an overnight stay on an icebound raft 2 comments

Extreme low water in Skelleftehamn 2 comments

Four days in Österbotten 2 comments

By ferry to Vaasa 2 comments

March

Late March at the coast 3 comments

A view from the rock dump 4 comments

An almost secret world of ice 5 comments

Just a short walk to the seaside of Storgrundet 3 comments

Closing ceremony of the Ice Swimming World Championship in Murmansk 2 comments

The lake Semyonovskoye in Murmansk

March snow at the coast 2 comments

The 3rd Ice Swimming World Championship in Murmansk 3 comments

March snow in Skelleftehamn

3rd Ice Swimming World Championship in Murmansk – preparations 2 comments

Redex 2019 – side dishes

A trip to Murmansk with Barents Press 1 comment

Midsummer on Saltkråkan 2 comments

Skiing from Syter Fjällstuga to Umasjö 7 comments

Skiing from Viterskalet Fjällstuga to Syter Fjällstuga 2 comments

Skiing from Hemavan to the Viterskalet Fjällstuga 4 comments

Back home

Sjona, Helgelandkysten 3 comments

Last preparations 3 comments

Old ice, new ice

February

Last day of February – farewell sea ice 1 comment

Last day of February – polar light

Kågnäshällan – between land, ice and sea

Late April weather 3 comments

Farewell winter 2 comments

No kayaking today

Meanwhile in Skelleftehamn – snow and sea ice

Travelling to Kirkenes and back

Travelling with the MS Lofoten: Stamsund – Trondheim 1 comment

Travelling with the MS Lofoten: Øksfjord – Stamsund 8 comments

Travelling with the MS Lofoten: Kirkenes – Øksfjord 2 comments

Boarding the MS Lofoten 4 comments

Inside the Snowhotel Kirkenes 4 comments

Snowhotel Kirkenes – dogs 5 comments

A lake named after Anders 3 comments

A snowshoe tour over the snaufjell 2 comments

Going by snowcat 1 comment

Three ships in Kirkenes 2 comments

MS Spitsbergen 4 comments

Travelling to Bjørnevatn 2 comments

Light pillars and northern lights in Bjørnevatn 2 comments

Berg near Bjørnevatn near Kirkenes

Stopover in Bjuröklubb 1 comment

A sunny ski tour on the Baltic Sea 3 comments

Snowy night, snowy day 3 comments

The ice road in Avan 3 comments

January

#escapism – skiing through the landscapes 3 comments

Backsjön

Rime at the Bergsbyn dam 5 comments

Lunar Eclipse 4 comments

Welcome to my icy world 7 comments

Kayak season is over

Two winter activities 3 comments

Two sides of photography 3 comments

Snow in Skelleftehamn 1 comment

Cross-country skiing – part II 1 comment

Cross-country skiing premiere 1 comment

Where is the snow? – part II 7 comments

Where is the snow? 2 comments

Ship approaching in the sunrise 2 comments

Ice floes at the beach of Byske 1 comment

Steam locomotive in Kusfors 1 comment

New Year walk 2 comments

2018

December

Snowshoe tour on the Vyöhtjage 1 comment

Where is the pack ice? 4 comments

Pack ice at the dead of night

And the snow? 3 comments

Ice between mainland and the island Norrskär

Mirages, vintervägg and sea smoke 1 comment

Early winter Holmön IV

Early winter Holmön III

Aurora manufacturing 2 comments

Early winter Holmön II

Early winter Holmön I 3 comments

Gåsören at daybreak

10 cm of wet snow

Finally it’s snowing 1 comment

November

Grey November 4 comments

Pancake ice on the Kalmholmsfjärden 9 comments

Zooming into the ice 8 comments

Moonset over the lake Svesviken 1 comment

Closing the kayak season 2018 9 comments

Finally a bit of frost 3 comments

“Vargavinter” 2 comments

Sauna raft in Bureå 1 comment

November tristesse 5 comments

Autumnal winter bath 5 comments

A short kayak tour 3 comments

October

Jogging through Skelleftehamn 2 comments

Almost like winter … 3 comments

What a difference four days make … 3 comments

Nordis 6/2018 9 comments

Slowly it gets colder 2 comments

Almost like summer 9 comments

No, it’s not winter yet, but … 5 comments

Autumnal high water 2 comments

Another frosty morning 2 comments

Autumn, meet winter 5 comments

September

Far and near 3 comments

Upside down photos from an autumn promenade 3 comments

The first frost

An autumn morning in Skelleftehamn 6 comments

Foggy Skellefteälven 5 comments

“50 Shades of Red” 8 comments

A herald of autumn 3 comments

Visst är det kul att skotta snö! 5 comments

Missing Iceland article II – the cars 3 comments

Missing Iceland article I – Reykjavík 4 comments

Faroe Islands and Shetland above 2 comments

Keflavík – filling the car in stormy wind 1 comment

Sæberg – Hólmavík – Ólafsvík 1 comment

Bathing in Sæberg 3 comments

Jökulsá á Fjöllum 2 comments

From Reyðarfjörður to Kópasker 7 comments

Polar lights above Kópasker 5 comments

Through the windscreen 2 comments

From glaciers to the East Fjords 1 comment

Black beaches and glaciers 1 comment

Seljalandsfoss and Glúfurárfoss 2 comments

August

A special place in the Highlands of Iceland 1 comment

Icelandic letters 6 comments

Hveravellir 2 comments

From Reykjavík to Hveravellir – 10 + 1 photos 4 comments

Landmannalaugar 5 comments

Flying to Iceland 5 comments

Travelling to a new country 17 comments

Another bath in Storgrundet 6 comments

Eternal winter in Skellefteå 5 comments

Two more animals from Holmöarna 4 comments

A two-day journey to Stora Fjäderägg 3 comments

July

From the #archives: winter season

Mårdseleforsen 6 comments

Finally rain has come! 8 comments

My house has got a new coat of paint 15 comments

The wrong lens 7 comments

SSL 2 comments

Heat wave 6 comments

Ships on the horizon 3 comments

#escapism – kayaking to Gåsören 1 comment

A mountain tour in Arvidsjaur 11 comments

Purple clouds 1 comment

Summer holidays 4 comments

June

Company car 4 comments

Midsummer impressions 2018 6 comments

The shortest night of the year 7 comments

The first paddling 2018 3 comments

A rare weather phenomenon … 2 comments

May

Waves on the lake Falkträsket 11 comments

3×2 weekend images 5 comments

Hedgehogs in the backyard 4 comments

Clearing snow in May? 1 comment

Opening the bicycle saison in Skellefteå 8 comments

Lazy sightseeing in Visby 3 comments

The island Fårö 7 comments

Some thoughts about e-bikes

Three bicycle tours on Gotland – Wednesday 2 comments

Three bicycle tours on Gotland – Tuesday 3 comments

Three bicycle tours on Gotland – Monday 3 comments

First impressions of Visby, Gotland 8 comments

Ice report 5 May 2018 4 comments

Snow report May 4 2018 4 comments

Skellefteälven in the fog 5 comments

Valborgsmässoafton 2018 2 comments

April

Spring birds and spring flowers 4 comments

The ice weakens 8 comments

Ice fishing in Skelleftehamn

Tussilago 2018

Holes in the ice 2 comments

The first rain for ages 8 comments

The river Skellefteälven today 2 comments

Between the seasons

Spring is postponed 2 comments

Small tortoiseshell 4 comments

White-tailed eagle 2 comments

Breaking the spring ice 4 comments

Period of fine weather 2 comments

3× black and white 9 comments

Skitour to Bergskäret 2 comments

Travel remainders 2 comments

Roof avalanches 4 comments

Ships in Skelleftehamn

Ongoing winter 3 comments

Snowmobile tracks 3 comments

The climate shift is there! 11 comments

March

#escapism – an icy camp site 8 comments

Mountain hares in the night 9 comments

Winter is not over 2 comments

Sunrise over Bredskär 3 comments

Beginning of spring 2018 3 comments

A ski tour in the Kvikkjokk mountains – day 7 to 9 6 comments

Båtsfjord – Ørnes by Hurtigruten 3 comments

A day in Båtsfjord 6 comments

Back home again 5 comments

Why travelling in Northern Norway can take time 2 comments

+++ breaking news +++ aurora on the Hurtigruten +++ 4 comments

Kjølnes Fyr 1 comment

Stopover in Kongsfjord 3 comments

Hurtigruten in Berlevåg

Over the kalfjell to Berlevåg

The Sea Sami Collections in Byluft 4 comments

Farewell Ekkerøy

A skitour near Ekkerøy 4 comments

Ekkerøy and Nesseby 4 comments

Reindeer at the Barents Sea 2 comments

Eight times Ytre Kiberg and around 4 comments

A tour to the easternmost point of mainland Norway 2 comments

Travelling to the Varanger peninsula 1 comment

February

A trip to Murmansk – trip home 5 comments

A snowshoe promenade 3 comments

Meanwhile in Kirkenes … 2 comments

A trip to Murmansk – day two 8 comments

A trip to Murmansk – day one 4 comments

A trip to Murmansk – prelude 4 comments

A ski tour in the Kvikkjokk mountains – day 5 and 6 3 comments

Crossing three borders 1 comment

A ski tour in the Kvikkjokk mountains – day 4 2 comments

A ski tour in the Kvikkjokk mountains – day 2 and 3

A ski tour in the Kvikkjokk mountains – day 1 13 comments

Out-of-office message 2 comments

A cold and crisp winter day

A short tour onto the hill Solberget 1 comment

Jokkmokk Winter Market – details

Impressions of the Jokkmokk Winter Market 3 comments

Jokkmokk Church 1 comment

A starry night at Solberget 5 comments

Winter journey 2018 3 comments

January

That arctic feeling 10 comments

Waiting for the roof box installation 2 comments

photo.olafschneider.net 10 comments

Changes in the winter weather 4 comments

3× winter coast 5 comments

Varning! Isvak! 2 comments

Checking the winter …

Frosted pine 3 comments

Hampstärnsstugan 2 comments

Sunnanvik at dawn 8 comments

Blue hour – golden hour 3 comments

Coastal icicles 4 comments

The Baltic Sea freezes over

2017

December

Pancake ice at Bettnesand 5 comments

Winter solstice 2017 5 comments

Wintry still live at the coast

Cross-country skiing day 2 2 comments

Opening the skiing season 2017/18 2 comments

Winter is just some miles away … 4 comments

A clear winter morning at Långhällan 4 comments

Wintry impressions from Sandängesstranden 4 comments

Testing my new Tamron Telephoto lens 2 comments

Dreaming of snow … 3 comments

November

The river Umeälven freezes over

Stormy farewell 8 comments

Lagom winter

A short visit at the coast

The first cold and sunny days 2 comments

Kayakvideo – my thing – winter kayaking in Skellefteå 2 comments

Late autumn paddling

Freezing over again

Retrospect: a rainy autumn 2 comments

Wintry day trip to Vindeln 5 comments

October

Freezing over

The autumn leaves …

Wet snow and slush

A first glimpse of winter 7 comments

∞ Infinite rain ∞ 3 comments

September

Autumn northern light above Skelleftehamn 3 comments

Autumn in Skelleftehamn

Ships and boats in Skelleftehamn 1 comment

Fly agaric 3 comments

The cranes gather

30 August: Kungsleden day 11 – Abiskojaure—Abisko (15 km) 5 comments

29 August: Kungsleden day 10 – Alesjaure—Abiskojaure (7+15 km) 2 comments

28 August: Kungsleden day 9 – Vistas—Alesjaure (18 km) 4 comments

27 August: Kungsleden day 8 – Nallo—Vistas (9 km) 6 comments

26 August: Kungsleden day 7 – a resting day in Nallo 5 comments

25 August: Kungsleden day 6 – Sälka—Nallo (10 km) 2 comments

24 August: Kungsleden day 5 – Singi—Sälka (12 km) 2 comments

23 August: Kungsleden day 4 – a resting day in Singi

22 August: Kungsleden day 3 – Kaitumjaure—Singi (13 km) 2 comments

21 August: Kungsleden day 2 – Teusajaure—Kaitumjaure (9 km)

20 August: Kungsleden day 1 – Vakkotavare—Teusajaure (16 km) 2 comments

July

Three trips round Tromsø 6 comments

Rainy Tromsø impressions 2 comments

Travelling to Tromsø 2 comments

Vampires of the North 4 comments

Summer in a nutshell 2 comments

June

Summer experience – a bicycle tour in 7+1 chapters 6 comments

It’s summer

Sundew 2 comments

Back from the tropics 4 comments

May

Opening the “no-ice” kayak season 4 comments

From winter to summer in seven days. 4 comments

Wonderful rain 2 comments

103rd February 2 comments

Well, Spring, we’re waiting …

Moonrise over Gåsören 2 comments

Late spring snow 2 comments

A short look at Storgrundet 1 comment

Returning home

Abroad north – climbing the mountain Roßkopf 4 comments

April

Valborgsmässoafton abroad 6 comments

Spring birds 2 comments

April weather – part 3

Packed ice on the Baltic Sea

Happy Easter! 7 comments

April weather – part 2

April weather 2 comments

Tussilago 2017 – one day later 4 comments

The last days of ice fishing 2 comments

Tussilago 2017 10 comments

Early April weather (a short log book)

March

The Baltic Sea is open

Ice fishing in Skelleftehamn

Visiting the “Vindelälvsdraget”

A short detour near Ånäset 2 comments

Sunny morning at the coast

Three times outdoor barbecue

Mountaineering in Skelleftehamn 2 comments

Skiing from Skelleftehamn to Skellefteå

Purple sunrise over the Baltic Sea in Skelleftehamn

Home again 2 comments

Winter on the Vesterålen 6 comments

February

Two days on the Hurtigruten

The Varanger Peninsula

Sjøsamisk Museum

4×4 winter impressions of Kirkenes 2 comments

Definitely a seal

Crossing and not crossing borders 2 comments

Frozen birch leave on the Baltic Sea 1 comment

Slippery When Wet

Winter Swimming World Cup and Scandinavian Championship 2017 3 comments

Light snow fall in the sun

Another wintry sundown

Four images from the coast of Kågnäsudden

January

Winter Paddling

Longing for snow and wintriness

Maybe a seal? 2 comments

Sport 6 comments

1000-tals lyktor 3 comments

The day after high water level

A wet business 7 comments

The Baltic Sea freezes over 3 comments

More winter

The first days of new year 4 comments

2016

December

The last polar lights 2016

Christmas promenade 3 comments

Merry Christmas! 3 comments

Midwinter 2 comments

New money 2 comments

Drifting ice on the bay Kallholmsfjärden 2 comments

Snow fall at Solberget 8 comments

Morning at the wintry Baltic Sea 5 comments

Four icy points of view 2 comments

Orange is the colour of the sea

Saint Nicholas Day 2 comments

Pancake ice

The Sunmountain 8 comments

November

#snowember16 – retrospect 2 comments

Frost 2 comments

Winter by the sea in a nutshell 1 comment

Kayak – is it a boat or a sledge? 3 comments

A bit of cold 2 comments

#snowember16 – part VI 4 comments

#snowember16 – part V 2 comments

#snowember16 – part IV 2 comments

#snowember16 – part III 2 comments

#snowember16 – part II

#snowember16 – part I 6 comments

October

The first snowfall 4 comments

Taking advantage of the sun 3 comments

Micromountains 2 comments

The grey side of autumn 5 comments

The first ice blanket

Kp 6-7

Kayaking in the sunrise 4 comments

Back to Sweden 4 comments

Boat bridge by day and night (featuring Aurora) 2 comments

Torghatten

September

Jämtland hike part III: back to Sweden and finishing the tour

Meanwhile in Skelleftehamn …

Jämtland hike part II: hejdå Sweden, hei Norge!

Jämtland hike part I: Storulvån—Blåhammaren 2 comments

Starting this autumn’s hiking tour 6 comments

ɥʇnos uʍop ʎɐʍ – part II 7 comments

ɥʇnos uʍop ʎɐʍ – part I 3 comments

August

Just before sunrise 4 comments

The first polar light of the season 2 comments

A cruise from Skelleftehamn to Bjuröklubb 1 comment

A weekend in the Skuleskogen National Park 2 comments

Noctilucent clouds 6 comments

Picking cloudberries

757.5 – from Mosvik to Skelleftehamn by car 2 comments

July

A trip above the treeline 4 comments

Moon jelly 2 comments

Sweden blue, Norway grey? 2 comments

Balloon hunting 6 comments

Summer in Skelleftehamn 2 comments

Sunset kayaking 3 comments

Norrbyskär – Sweden in a nutshell 3 comments

Beach pea 4 comments

June

Midsummer sunset 6 comments

Summer solstice – “night shot” in Skelleftehamn 9 comments

Boat in the forest 2 comments

Autumn colours 1 comment

Cottongrass in full bloom 6 comments

Mud walking 3 comments

Yes, we have beaches! 2 comments

May

View from Odenskrapan

Second kayak tour 2016

Marsh-marigold – one of my favourite flowers 5 comments

20 km south, 40 years back 2 comments

Art, sound, and spring flowers 3 comments

Sunset over the bog

A weekend in Söråsele – rich in variety

Furuögrund 2 comments

Walpurgis Night

April

Two images of the lake Snesviken 2 comments

“A spring day in Skelleftehamn” 3 comments

Old ice and new ice on the lake Snesviken

Between ice and spring

Cold, clear and crisp 2 comments

Blue sky, blue sea – opening the kayak season 2 comments

Subaqua lingonberries

A wet walk west from Ersmark

Ice floes at Strömbäck-Kont

Farewell, winter

Between Norsjö and Umeå – between winter and spring

March

The ice weakens

A day trip in direction Lapporten

Torneträsk and Port of Narvik 4 comments

Långhällan again

First day of spring 3 comments

Magnitude 4.3

Micromap

Serenity 4 comments

Thaw 2 comments

Colourful sunset

Vårvinter 2 comments

Kungsleden: returning to civilisation 4 comments

Already spring or still winter? 6 comments

Kungsleden ski tour: Tjäktja 3 comments

Kungsleden ski tour: Sälka 5 comments

Kungsleden ski tour: Singi – from blizzard to clear sky 2 comments

Kungsleden ski tour: From Nikkaluokta to Singi 3 comments

February

Back from a ski tour on the Kungsleden 3 comments

Just a photo through the window 3 comments

About a tough women

Snow covered boat

Winter Swimming World Cup and Scandinavian Championship 2016 1 comment

The snow returns 1 comment

No sun today 2 comments

Good morning February – sunrise over Gåsören 7 comments

January

Crystal Skye 4 comments

Icicle tree – a short trip to Holmsund 2 comments

Short trip to Bjuröklubb 4 comments

Winter tree 2 comments

Just a little ski tour 4 comments

A little expedition to the island Gåsören 14 comments

The light, the light, the amazing light 4 comments

Sea ice up to the horizon 2 comments

Low water

Bad luck, good luck! 7 comments

Colourful frost and sea ice 5 comments

Dreamlike Gåsören 4 comments

The last kayak tour?

Hunting the cold – appendices 6 comments

Hunting the cold – day #2 8 comments

Hunting the cold – day #1 2 comments

Winter sea 5 comments

Lake-effect or not? 1 comment

Being honoured by winter

2016-01-04 Filchos AB

South from Umeå I – Norrmjöle 2 comments

2015

December

A short trip to Arvidsjaur – Dessert 4 comments

A short trip to Arvidsjaur – Main course 2 comments

A short trip to Arvidsjaur – Starter 3 comments

Christmas Sea 9 comments

Christmas flood 4 comments

In between the seasons 2 comments

Another polar light 2 comments

Långhällan – some kind of another world 3 comments

The first winter day in Skelleftehamn 8 comments

Falkträsket 5 comments

Flood along the Skellefteälven 2 comments

Räven raskar över isen 5 comments

Spying the land 5 comments

Areas of water 2 comments

November

Hello Winter – good bye winter 3 comments

Winter journey in a nutshell 5 comments

The (almost) first snow in Skelleftehamn 4 comments

Another small step winterwards 5 comments

Another aurora 4 comments

A foggy day in Skelleftehamn 4 comments

Strange skies 3 comments

Good morning, 3. November

Waxwing – Seidenschwanz – Sidensvans 2 comments

October

Freezing over – day three 4 comments

Freezing over – day two 4 comments

Late October sunrise 1 comment

Autumn coloured rosehips 2 comments

Another frosty morning 4 comments

Two sides of an autumnal morning 9 comments

Scandinavian luxury – I 8 comments

The first frost 2 comments

Chilly evening on Bastuholmen 1 comment

September

Total lunar eclipse 5 comments

Some kind of autumn 2 comments

From Nallo to Vistas, Alesjaure, Abiskojaure and back to civilization 13 comments

Aurora – just for the records …

From Singi to Sälka and Nallo 4 comments

From Kebnekaise Fjällstation to Singi 3 comments

From Nikkaluokta to Kebnekaise Fjällstation 2 comments

Back from Lappland 4 comments

August

Three weeks ago: Beautiful light on the lake Göksjön 3 comments

Packing for the fjäll 10 comments

Tour planning 12 comments

An overnight stay on the island Gåsören 10 comments

Halo over Skellefteå 5 comments

Cloudberries – the gold of Lapland 8 comments

For the longhorn beetle enthusiasts …

Continuing to the Vesterålen 2 comments

From Å to Rystad 5 comments

On the way to Å 2 comments

July

A hike and three tests 2 comments

A curious squirrel 6 comments

Umiak I 3 comments

Two images from the lake 8 comments

June

Sundown splash 5 comments

Storberget 2 comments

Midsommer colours 3 comments

Almost like summer 11 comments

Dreaming in cardinal directions 6 comments

Submarine flower 1 comment

Sundown at Långhällan 6 comments

May

A short trip to Umeå 4 comments

Travelling back in time 6 comments

Some images of a short kayak tour 2 comments

Nu grönskar det … 2 comments

Paddling round Storgrundet

Sunset over Snesviken today 8 comments

Valborgsmässoafton

April

Asia Zircon I

A small sightseeing tour in Norsjö kommun 10 comments

Five years in Sweden!

Two months ago – first aid course in Solberget

Deforestation in Skelleftehamn 8 comments

And the snow? 3 comments

Perfect laziness 7 comments

30 Minutes Winter

Yes, we can waves 2 comments

A short kajaktour to the island Norrskär 3 comments

Cross-country skiing in Äkäslompolo – part two 3 comments

March

Cross-country skiing in Äkäslompolo – part one 2 comments

Greetings from Kittilä airport 3 comments

Sun rise 5:16 5 comments

Sun down behind the ice encircled old pier 2 comments

Watching the solar eclipse 4 comments

The best open air cinema ever 7 comments

High+++

Nordkalotten 2015 – final review 4 comments

Nordkalotten 2015 – the weather

Links to my journey “Nordkalotten 2015”

Opening the kayak season 5 comments

Nordkalotten 2015 – the animals 4 comments

Home in Skelleftehamn 2 comments

Nordkalotten 2015 – the journey in numbers 5 comments

Home again

Kirkenes: A night in the snow hotel 7 comments

King crab fishing 6 comments

A first day in Kirkenes 2 comments

Honningsvåg – Kirkenes 4 comments

Finally: The North Cape 5 comments

5000 km 3 comments

Hammerfest and Honningsvåg 7 comments

Purple sandpipers 3 comments

Ascent of the Komsa 2 comments

Through the Finnmark to Alta 5 comments

On my way to Northern Norway

February

A day trip into the valley Vistasdalen 4 comments

Låktatjåkko – between ski tour and luxury 6 comments

Lapporten – Fire and ice

Riksgränsen – not my cup of tea 6 comments

A ski tour near Tornehamn 4 comments

A week on Solberget in Swedish Lapland 2 comments

The Arctic SnowHotel 2 comments

Loma Vietonen – a special place 10 comments

Pajala

Leaving the comfort zone 8 comments

Where to go? Undecided yet …

The storm arrives 2 comments

Jokkmokks marknad 6 comments

Planning for the next seven days. 8 comments

Murjek: Through the forest, over the bogs 2 comments

Winter wonderland 5 comments

Nice evening in Kurravaara 3 comments

Small battery – big trouble 2 comments

Abisko: Where are the mountains? 6 comments

Abisko: White snow, white sky 2 comments

January

Retrospect one 5 comments

Abisko: A first small ski tour 3 comments

Over the storm-beaten Norwegian fjell 6 comments

Tromsø: At the shore 6 comments

Blackout 2 comments

Tromsø: In the mountains 11 comments

A day in Tromsø 3 comments

Car trip to Tromsø – partly nightmare, partly relaxation 7 comments

Weather changes 3 comments

Back to Haukenes 8 comments

Whale watching in Andenes 16 comments

The first polar light 6 comments

A first mountain hike 6 comments

Two images of today 6 comments

Arrival in Haukenes and greeting the sun 8 comments

From Sweden to Norway 6 comments

Reindeers – many, many reindeers 6 comments

Starting the journey 7 comments

Just testing the travel computer 4 comments

T minus 35 hours 7 comments

The magic ice world 8 comments

Winter intensifies 5 comments

Just a normal winter 2 comments

At high watermark 5 comments

Postponement 7 comments

2014

December

Longest night in Skelleftehamn 2 comments

Shortest day in Skelleftehamn 6 comments

108 free days 3 comments

Your mileage may vary 2 comments

Déjà vu 4 comments

Roller coaster weather 4 comments

Ice und sun from two weekends 8 comments

November

Preparatory consuming 4 comments

Hoar frost – yesterday and today 4 comments

Sunrise colours 2 comments

Two millimetres snow 2 comments

Ice pears and frozen splashes 8 comments

Northern lights and truthfulness 7 comments

Ice fishes, a deadly meteorite and an almost secret cave 7 comments

Wintry moods round Norsjö 2 comments

What a Diff’rence a Day Makes 9 comments

The ice castle of the snow queen? 7 comments

From bed to sun rise in 11 minutes? 2 comments

Day and night boat 2 comments

First onset of winter? 4 comments

Kajak home 2 comments

November: sun and ice 11 comments

October

Just testing the new Nikon 35mm f/2 AF-D 5 comments

Market in Byske 4 comments

Bog colors

The illusion of winter 6 comments

Sunday rain and wet snow 6 comments

Breaking the ice 7 comments

Faint polar lights 1 comment

The first ice on the Baltic sea 2 comments

Freezing over 3 comments

Two cloud shots in the morning. 2 comments

Autumnal kayak tour 2 comments

Fly agaric 2 comments

Looking through the window 4 comments

Étude – making photos at the rocky shore 11 comments

Autumn colours round the corner 5 comments

Swedish sports? 4 comments

Two early shots at the seaside 8 comments

September

Two snaps in the autumn morning 5 comments

More planning 10 comments

“Nordkalotten 2015” – The plan 17 comments

About the technique 3 comments

A new blog 8 comments