Have you ever walked across an open marsh? If you have, you know the feeling. And if you haven’t, it’s hard to explain properly—but I’ll try. A marsh (bog/peatland/mire) feels like a world of its own, loosely connected to our everyday reality, as if it exists slightly outside normal time. That is exactly why stepping onto it is so liberating. For a while, you leave the ordinary world behind and enter something quieter, slower, and strangely comforting. On a clear winter day t

In my studio there are two photo frames that always make people stop for a moment. Not because they are perfect — quite the opposite. They are old window frames, reused and repurposed, carrying the marks of time with them. Scratches, uneven paint, worn wood. Things modern frames usually try hard to hide. These do not. They have charm because they are honest. An old window can be a perfect photo frame. Six aurora photo prints in one frame The first one is a smaller window fram

Who are you? “I’m Helena Ohlsson from Sweden. I moved to Finland six years ago and I’m currently studying to become a physiotherapist. This brought me to Nykarleby where I’m doing my internship.” Helena Ohlsson saw her first aurora in November 2025. How did you get to see the northern lights? “I said to my host that I would love to see the northern lights and he immediately pointed me towards Ove and Nordland Aurora. We contacted Ove and asked if he could help. It sounded qui