Winter in the Finnish wilds Jan 2, 2020

Winter in the Finnish wilds

Don"t be fooled by this frozen scene"s tranquility. Once the snow melts in northern Finland"s Oulanka National Park, the river"s gentle swirl will turn to deafening rapids, hosting rafters as well as waterfall-peeping tourists. But there"s time to enjoy the winter calm, since the region"s wintry cold regularly stretches into April or May.

© Lassi Rautiainen/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Jan 2, 2019Tesla, the visionary
Jan 2, 2021A universe underground
Jan 2, 2022Prague, Czech Republic
Jan 2, 2023Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
Jan 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Jan 2, 2025Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
Jan 2, 2026Aerial view of Venice, Italy

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 16, 2024Union Square, Manhattan
May 19, 2022Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
Apr 29, 2023Astronomy Day
Nov 8, 2019Chapel on the rock
Mar 31, 2022Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
Jan 17, 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
Jan 18, 2020Sands of time
Jul 2, 2025Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Dec 11, 2018‘The mountains are calling’
Oct 2, 2022Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Nov 10, 202547 years of Badlands National Park
Feb 21, 2025Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
Sep 17, 2019Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Feb 20, 2021An enduring vision
May 28, 2020Old man s whiskers growing wild
Apr 6, 2024Castle Day in Japan
Feb 10, 2020This park is Superkilen
Jun 24, 2019A summertime light show
Jan 13, 2021Strolling across the Red Lagoon
May 20, 2023World Bee Day
Apr 16, 2019The birth of Bauhaus
Aug 14, 2021When Death Valley blew its top
Apr 17, 2021A river runs through it
May 21, 2019Salmon return to the Copper River
Dec 3, 2024Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
May 6, 2023Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
Feb 13, 2021Four little birds sitting in a tree…
May 11, 2025Happy Mothers Day!
Oct 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Jun 24, 2023Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam