Hannu Hautala : To everything a season : a year in the Finnish wilds

From the outer archipelago to the fjaelds, from the plains to ancient forests and the dark of winter to summer's "nightless nights" – a year exploring Finland's wilds is like watching the unfolding of a gripping drama.

Snow flurries and freezing cold, the feverish season of spring, the joys of high summer, and the velvety nights of early autumn... in Finland the changing seasons are like a play with unexpected twists of plot that defy comparison. They are further enhanced by the great contrasts within the country: winter on the fjaelds of Lapland can last up to eight months, while in the southwest archipelago the season is one long, dark October.

Photographer Hannu Hautala and journalist Markku Lappalainen have turned their extensive explorations of the Finnish seasons into a poignant work in words.

This book is available in Finnish and English.