The red cottage behind the green meadow is reflected in the window of the gray wooden wall.
The red cottage behind the green meadow is reflected in the window of the gray wooden wall.

Tilda's Cottage

starting at €90.00

The islands of Lake Finland were cleared from the 17th century onwards, and the forest was burned to make way for farmland. When the value of wood increased, "slash-and-burn" farming was no longer viewed favorably. In some places, slash-and-burn farming did not decline until the 1930s. After that, the old deciduous forests provided a habitat for species that require decaying deciduous trees. In some national parks, the management of traditional landscapes and biota, such as small-scale slash-and-burn farming, mowing, and grazing, has continued, and a few crofts have been preserved.

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The islands of Lake Finland were cleared from the 17th century onwards, and the forest was burned to make way for farmland. When the value of wood increased, "slash-and-burn" farming was no longer viewed favorably. In some places, slash-and-burn farming did not decline until the 1930s. After that, the old deciduous forests provided a habitat for species that require decaying deciduous trees. In some national parks, the management of traditional landscapes and biota, such as small-scale slash-and-burn farming, mowing, and grazing, has continued, and a few crofts have been preserved.

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)