More Finland

This round is from the cottage we stayed at on the lake.
Birch trees and ferns
Sami freezing in the water post sauna
Tommi making vihta. A Finnish ritual of beating oneself with birch branches while sweating it out in the sauna. I have tried it and it is more pleasant than it seems.
The sauna
Sami and I enjoying some cottage dinning of grilled fish, rye bread and cheese, and organic meatballs.