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Bodom Trail

NUTS Karhunkierros

NUTS Ylläs Pallas

Pyhä Tunturimaraton

Nuuksio Classic

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Nuuksio Classic 2018

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Instagram post 2194576401175505861_180673579 We are sisters. We are both educated outdoor guides too. We explore together and apart. We are not hobbits despite the soundtrack. We just get involved in the adventures like the hobbits and we are funny like they are. 😉 The older of us @e_l_s_i_s works the most of the year remotely as the Comms Manager for @nutsfi trail running events. She is also in charge of Marketing and Content for #BuffTrailTourFinland – remotely. And is a core team member of @bodomtrail and @nuuksioclassic events’ comms and content. She loves to be and to work with animals and her border collie is almost always around. Those two are spending this winter with the horses in Italy, in the Alps and the Dolomiten. Her passions are trail running and riding in the wild. The younger one @emmustelma is a multitalent in travel biz and a pro in sport management and health promotion. She has worked as an outdoor guide in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Guatemala and Nicaragua. She has lived and studied in Spain, Brazil, Chile and Tanzania. On top of that she’s a certified yoga teacher. No matter the location she is comfortable with guiding a tour of hiking, cycling, skiing, paddling or snowmobiling. Here we go, on the road again Like a band of hobbits we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world keep turnin' our way. 🚐 We three are ready for the incredible journey! #tourdevan2020 @bestcaravan •• Thanks for some of the pics @onevisionfi @jokkekcom @lovisatuomela & the others. And @rami.valonen for the tips! 🎵 •• #vanlifestyle #outdoorlife #traillife #roadtrip #outdoorwomen #naturelovers #mountaingirls #trailrunning #backcountry #ulkonaperillä #trailriding #campingwithdogs #nomad #traveltheworld #sustainabletravel #trailsisters #campervan
Instagram post 2176289825924403227_180673579 If I was a cowgirl... Last weekend I spent horse trekking in Maremma, Italy. First time in my life I met wild horses! There were several flocks of wild horses on our way. These were magnificent encounters. 😍🙏🏼 •• #trailriding #outdoorlife #traillife #outdoorwomen #naturelovers #trailridinghorse #mountaingirls #backcountry #ulkonaperillä #horsebackriding #horsesofinstagram #travelbyhorse #vaellusratsastus #westernriding #wildhorses #horsetrekking #horsebackadventure #tolfetano #tolfetanohorse #visititaly
Instagram post 2157364063582443859_180673579 I found my safe haven at Lake Garda, Italy. And it was a true paradise for trail riders, trail runners, hikers, climbers, kayakers, fishers! The place is @scuderiacastello . Located close to the lake and mountains. All the breathtaking hiking, trail running and trail riding courses are just outside the farmhouse. There’s a cozy B&B, horse stable and restaurant in Scuderia Castello. The staff welcomed me like a family member. It felt like being in a paradise. All the outdoor activities easily available! 🏃🏻‍♀️🐎🎣🧗🏻‍♀️🛶🧘🏻‍♀️ In Italy the climate didn’t hurt my face and I was able to enjoy the countryside and nature together with animals. Horses and dogs have given me support and comfort all my life. They relieve the fears of pain and drive me to be present in the painless moment. Without this lovely experience after all the weakness, my mind would have diven to somewhere deep I don’t want to even imagine. Now I remember again that there’s a lot of good things that still can happen. I am not fully able-bodied, but still the happiness can touch me at times. ☀️ And I am so thankful to all those people around me, who help and support me in the different ways. Who understands and give me chances to try to be the best possible version of a person who suffers from trigeminal neuralgia. Thank you. You give me the meaning of life over and over again. ❤️ #trailriding #outdoorwomen #outdoorlife #naturelovers #trailridinghorse #trailrunning #mountaingirls #backcountry #ulkonaperillä #vaellusratsastus #horsebackriding #lagodigarda #lakegarda #facetodaytogether #trigeminalneuralgia #facialpain #adventure #travelbyhorse #cavallo #horsesofinstagram
Instagram post 2157343709136944440_180673579 Behind all the beauty of these IG pics there’s is a daily battle. We like to share the good moments. So do I too. Yet I do want share also the awereness about not to be in fully able-bodied. To battle daily with trigeminal neuralgia and to need daily 💊💊 too. Both the disease and the medication causes symptoms, which makes the normal life less energetic than I would desire to be and how I would like to see myself. When trige then attacks – unpredictably – despite the daily 💊💊, it makes me feel that I’d prefer to be ⚰️ instead of going through those terrible pains. It’s not a beautiful condition at all. And all the time, I mean ALL the time I’m in alertness if there are causes, that can be triggering to my nerves, in the environment. And should I protect myself somehow from those. When the nerve damage is in the area of face, all the senses can receive triggering stimulations like loud or irritating noise, flickering lights, icy touches, strong scents, shock motion, certain flavours – just to mention a few. And of course things like menstruation or stress makes the body even more sensitive to all the stimulants mentioned above! What I’m saying: I am afraid of the pains all the time. And I have to put effort to protect myself from them by making choices like what I can do, where I can go, how can I go, when can I go, what should I wear, what is the worst scenario and how I survive if it happens and so on. It’s difficult. It takes lots of energy. And there’s so many dreams I have had to give up as a consequence of my condition combined to the society around me. In the summer I (once again) went through a terrible vicious pain circle and I was so ready to stop my breathing while begging in my mind that the pains would relieve. And I was so done after the extra heavy medication finally worked. The whole my body had shaken through like several days of ultra running. And my mind had dwelled in a deepest waters. That’s why I am grateful for all those moments when the 💊💊 works and I can be painless even though I am still in alertness. ❤️ ••• #trigeminalneuralgia #facetodaytogether #outdoorwomen #outdoorlife #naturelovers #ulkonaperillä
Instagram post 2122948004435925922_180673579 Grateful that I had a chance to substantiate the moment when one of my role models and top female runner from Finland 🇫🇮, @maijaoravamaki finished her UTMB (171 km)! ✨ She ranked to 13th together with an Italian female runner Giulia Vinco! ✨ Congrats Maija, you are such an inspiring athlete and trailrunner! ••• #utmb #utmb2019 #ultrarunning #trailrunning #trailrunner #trailfi #polkujuoksu #timetoplay #instarunning #strongwomen #womenrunningcommunity #ultratrailworldtour #salomonwmn @utmbmontblanc @salomonrunning @suuntosuomi @salomonsuomi @ultratrailworldtour
Instagram post 2122737321836403305_180673579 My day in the Alps with my sister @emmustelma . 🍀 ••• #outdoors #outdoorwomen #hiking #alpinist #naturelovers #frenchalps #trailrunning #glacierdesbossons #outdoorsiskot #mountaingirls #ulkonaperillä #montblanc #montaña #backcountry
Instagram post 2119931429592124395_180673579 My mood at this time of the year. The 5th of the season’s 6 events is going on at UTMB. We are representing @nutsfi events here in Chamonix. Sisters are best. They give you courage when you feel like you are done. ❤️ I wish that I am back in my mountain running condition in 2021 and will run in the mountains again. ••• #utmb #outdoorwomen #naturelovers #outdoorlife #trailrunning #montblanc #ulkonaperillä #neverstopexploring #trailrunningviews #adventurelife
Instagram post 2118297105817994804_180673579 ”Mom’s board was ok, but I prefer auntie @emmustelma ’s one. She paddles faster.” Thank you @supregatta that we got chance to sup all three together! 👭🐕 ••• #sup #standuppaddleboarding #outdoorwomen #naturelovers #bordercollie #bordercolliesofinstagram #somethinglikebordercollies #outdoordogs #campingwithdogs #paddlewithdogs #visithelsinki #ourfinland #ulkonaperillä
Instagram post 2109034784130213351_180673579 Media Team of @nutsfi Pyhä Tunturimaraton! ❤️ @onevisionfi @guillem_casanova @e_l_s_i_s @poppissuomela Not in the picture: @nawrasodda @heikkiraisanen.raevenvisual 📷 @helenadepuig #pyhätunturimaraton #behindthescene #nutstrailrunning #bufftrailtourfinland #trailrunning #trailfi #runinfinland #visitfinland #eventproduction @garmin_finland @lasportivafinland @buff_finland @ourfinland
Instagram post 2108789812307064006_180673579 “It must be a Monday: we got these two guys, who haven’t been on western saddles like ever...” Thanks for the company @poppissuomela & trail riding @luckyranchpyha ! I totally fell in love with western style of riding after the lifetime of English style. ————————— 📷 @jokkekcom #trailriding #westernriding #horsesofinstagram #outdoorwomen #ulkonaperillä #visitlapland #visitpyhalapland #lännenratsastus #appaloosa
Instagram post 2097977940666463566_180673579 Once again in my favorite destination @nuuksionationalpark ! 31C ! ☀️💦☀️💦 With my sister @emmustelma & 🐶 #ulkonaperillä #outdoorwomen #adventuredogs #hikingwithdogs #visitespoo #naturelovers @ourfinland
Instagram post 2092427238372165649_180673579 Back to home from the work trip to Lapland, Northern Finland. I really enjoy the bright nights of the polar day. The sun stays above the horizon all night long. I love the clean air and clear waters. ⛰☀️💦 NUTS Ylläs Pallas was a successful event – but of course also hectic for me. I had – once again – an amazing team: 🎥@mikecarson.wmv 📷 @aapolaiho @poppissuomela @ltollriera @onevisionfi 🖋 @markokrapu @tc.savolainen 🙏🏼 And I got a chance to met and discuss with one of the top mountain runners in the world and a great role model @nuriapicasoficial ! 🏃🏻‍♀️ I had only a short moments of free time. Every night I tried to get to the night swim with my 🐶! Every year I want to visit ✨ Varkaankuru ✨ and swim there. I don’t know any other place like that in Finland. It’s so beautiful spot with tiny waterfall bringing fresh water from the top of the fell. I wish I would get over the overstrain of my body, so that I could enjoy the fells also by long running. But so far I am too stressed that my specialist doctor has told me to take it easy. Only hikes and short runs to “empty” my brains. 📷 @jokkekcom & 2 last ones @aapolaiho #nutsylläspallas #nutsstaff #visitlapland #visitylläs #ourfinland #ulkonaperillä #ykänjengi #midnightsun #hikingwithdogs #bordercolliesofinstagram #bufftrailtourfinland #trailrunning #mountainrunning #runinfinland @nutsfi
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