A crack that formed in the sea ice has risen into a winding "mountain range" due to temperature fluctuations.
A crack that formed in the sea ice has risen into a winding "mountain range" due to temperature fluctuations.

Ice Slitherer

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My home sea, the Baltic Sea, freezes over in winter – at least partially. In a normal winter, the Bothnian Bay, the Kvarken, almost the entire Bothnian Sea, the Archipelago Sea, and the Gulf of Finland freeze over, as does perhaps part of the northern Baltic Sea. In a mild winter, the Bothnian Sea does not freeze at all, and the Gulf of Finland freezes olnly at its head and along the shores. It is wonderful to travel on the sea ice, provided you are properly equipped. The ice is alive. It shrinks and expands, sings and rumbles. Long cracks appear in it. Sometimes the edges of the cracks push against each other, rise up and form huge sculptures, such as this slithering creature.

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My home sea, the Baltic Sea, freezes over in winter – at least partially. In a normal winter, the Bothnian Bay, the Kvarken, almost the entire Bothnian Sea, the Archipelago Sea, and the Gulf of Finland freeze over, as does perhaps part of the northern Baltic Sea. In a mild winter, the Bothnian Sea does not freeze at all, and the Gulf of Finland freezes olnly at its head and along the shores. It is wonderful to travel on the sea ice, provided you are properly equipped. The ice is alive. It shrinks and expands, sings and rumbles. Long cracks appear in it. Sometimes the edges of the cracks push against each other, rise up and form huge sculptures, such as this slithering creature.

HOME SHORES – Pictures from the Finnish coast

My oldest, eternal love is the sea that laps at the shores of my homeland. I have been photographing it since I was a child, spending my summers in the Iniö archipelago. I have accumulated photos from several decades. I have also published two books about it: Kuohu – koukussa saaristoon (The Surge – Hooked on the Archipelago) and Meri, joka jalkojani huuhtelee (The Sea That Rinses My Feet). You can inquire about them by the Contact us page. In this set of images, I have compiled some of the most memorable shots from my home shores over the years.

Discover my work The Sea That Rinses My Feet  (texts in Finnish, English, and Swedish)

Discover my book Kuohu – Hooked on the Archipelago (texts in Finnish or Swedish)