https://lumikuja.space/en/A personal blog about hikes, home cooking, the sauna and the Finnish seasons.enhttps://lumikuja.space/en/blog/talvi/https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/talvi/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000The first snow came in the night. By morning the forest path was so quiet that every step carried far, and the air already felt like winter, though the frost was only a couple of degrees.https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/leipa/https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/leipa/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Sourdough, water, flour and time. Not much else is needed. Rye bread is one of those things that do not thank you for hurrying.https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/ruska/https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/ruska/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Autumn colours wait for no one. One weekend the birches are still green, the next they are golden, and a week later the leaves are already on the ground.https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/sauna/https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/sauna/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000On Saturday evening I light the sauna stove as early as four. The scent of birch, the hiss of the steam and the quiet: that is enough for me at the end of the week.https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/lakka/https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/lakka/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000At the start of August the bog is like another country. Your foot sinks into soft moss, and orange berries glow on every side: the cloudberries are ripe.https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/revontulet/https://lumikuja.space/en/blog/revontulet/Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000We saw the northern lights for the first time at the foot of Saana. We had already been outside for an hour when a faint green arc appeared on the edge of the sky.