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Sep 27

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Kotona perillä. At home. 

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#näsijärvi #lakeview #naturephotography #suomenluonto #sunrise #visitfinland #visittampere #munympäristö #sonyrx100

Kotona perillä. At home.

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#näsijärvi #lakeview #naturephotography #suomenluonto #sunrise #visitfinland #visittampere #munympäristö #sonyrx100
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Aug 12

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“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.
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📷 @jokkekcom 
#trailriding #westernriding #horsesofinstagram #outdoorwomen #ulkonaperillä #visitlapland #visitpyhalapland #lännenratsastus #appaloosa

“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.
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📷 @jokkekcom
#trailriding #westernriding #horsesofinstagram #outdoorwomen #ulkonaperillä #visitlapland #visitpyhalapland #lännenratsastus #appaloosa
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Jul 28

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Once again in my favorite destination @nuuksionationalpark ! 31°C! ☀️💦☀️💦 With my sister @emmustelma & 🐶

#ulkonaperillä #outdoorwomen #adventuredogs #hikingwithdogs #visitespoo #naturelovers @ourfinland

Once again in my favorite destination @nuuksionationalpark ! 31°C! ☀️💦☀️💦 With my sister @emmustelma & 🐶

#ulkonaperillä #outdoorwomen #adventuredogs #hikingwithdogs #visitespoo #naturelovers @ourfinland
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Jul 20

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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

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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May 7

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1 / 7 of the events for which I work is wrapped. 
Thank you everyone involved: collegues, participants & volunteers! 🙏🏼 Always a pleasure to produce this kind of experiences! 🥰 #thankful 
#Repost @bodomtrail with @make_repost
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Bodom Night by Lupine 2019! Did you participate it? .
🎥 @hannuaaltonen 
@nawrasodda .
#bodomtrail #bodomnight #nightrun #trailrunning #trailfi #runinfinland 
@lupinelights @vandernet

1 / 7 of the events for which I work is wrapped.
Thank you everyone involved: collegues, participants & volunteers! 🙏🏼 Always a pleasure to produce this kind of experiences! 🥰 #thankful
#Repost @bodomtrail with @make_repost
・・・
Bodom Night by Lupine 2019! Did you participate it? .
🎥 @hannuaaltonen
@nawrasodda .
#bodomtrail #bodomnight #nightrun #trailrunning #trailfi #runinfinland
@lupinelights @vandernet
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Apr 27

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Injured ankle but determined mind.
At finish line of @nutsfi Ylläs Pallas 2017. Both disappointed (thanks to the ankle) and relieved when got my 1st official trail ultra finished! Hugging my fellow 🦡 Hanna.
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#parasbufftrailtourmuisto #bufftrailtourfinland .

#trailfi #trailrunning #polkujuoksu #strongwomen #runinfinland #ulkonaperillä #hölkkämäyrät #nutsylläspallas

Injured ankle but determined mind.
At finish line of @nutsfi Ylläs Pallas 2017. Both disappointed (thanks to the ankle) and relieved when got my 1st official trail ultra finished! Hugging my fellow 🦡 Hanna.
.
#parasbufftrailtourmuisto #bufftrailtourfinland .

#trailfi #trailrunning #polkujuoksu #strongwomen #runinfinland #ulkonaperillä #hölkkämäyrät #nutsylläspallas
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Feb 2

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First race event of the year: ISPO Munich Night Run 2019 presented by BUFF. 
Just 5km and I feel too tired for it at the current moment! 😴🙈
But I had to see how they arrange Buff events in Germany when working for Buff Trail Tour Finland. 
So gotta do it. 🐢🙌🏻
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@buff_finland @buffgermany 
@ispomunichgermany 
#bufforiginal #shineyourrun #dryflx #BuffTrailTourFinland
#hölkkämäyrät #trailrunning #trailfi #urbantrail #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #ulkonaperillä

First race event of the year: ISPO Munich Night Run 2019 presented by BUFF.
Just 5km and I feel too tired for it at the current moment! 😴🙈
But I had to see how they arrange Buff events in Germany when working for Buff Trail Tour Finland.
So gotta do it. 🐢🙌🏻
.
@buff_finland @buffgermany
@ispomunichgermany
#bufforiginal #shineyourrun #dryflx #BuffTrailTourFinland
#hölkkämäyrät #trailrunning #trailfi #urbantrail #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #ulkonaperillä
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Jan 24

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Because I have the neuro illness called trigeminal neuralgia which causes to me facial pain. Really terrible kind of facial pain. For me the best way to enjoy the winter days in low temperatures is to do it in intense HR zones. 
Then my heart pumps warm blood to the area of my face and keeps the nerves warm too – compared to casual walking for example. 
Of course I pay attention to the proper gears too. 
But still the body works for me better when being in training mode outside. And I avoid feeling pain when there’s sub zero C degrees. .
📷: @jokkekcom .
#trailrunning #traillife #polkujuoksu #running #winterrunning #trailfi #outdoorlife #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #trailchix #naturelovers #ulkonaperillä #thebestgripontheplanet #vjonthego #athomeoutdoors #hölkkämäyrät #trigeminalneuralgia
#runningwithdogs #bordercollie

Because I have the neuro illness called trigeminal neuralgia which causes to me facial pain. Really terrible kind of facial pain. For me the best way to enjoy the winter days in low temperatures is to do it in intense HR zones.
Then my heart pumps warm blood to the area of my face and keeps the nerves warm too – compared to casual walking for example.
Of course I pay attention to the proper gears too.
But still the body works for me better when being in training mode outside. And I avoid feeling pain when there’s sub zero C degrees. .
📷: @jokkekcom .
#trailrunning #traillife #polkujuoksu #running #winterrunning #trailfi #outdoorlife #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #trailchix #naturelovers #ulkonaperillä #thebestgripontheplanet #vjonthego #athomeoutdoors #hölkkämäyrät #trigeminalneuralgia
#runningwithdogs #bordercollie
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Dec 25

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Day-off. Favourite thing to do. The day well spent. Happy holidays! 😘🥰❄️
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📷 @jokkekcom .
#traillife #running #winterrunning #madedifferent #trailfi #outdoorlife #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #womenwhorun #naturelovers #ulkonaperillä #thebestgripontheplanet #vjonthego #hölkkämäyrät #outdoorfinland 
@vjsarva @vjsportshoes

Day-off. Favourite thing to do. The day well spent. Happy holidays! 😘🥰❄️
.
📷 @jokkekcom .
#traillife #running #winterrunning #madedifferent #trailfi #outdoorlife #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #womenwhorun #naturelovers #ulkonaperillä #thebestgripontheplanet #vjonthego #hölkkämäyrät #outdoorfinland
@vjsarva @vjsportshoes
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Dec 4

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8 years today! 💝My best friend. ❤️My partner in crime. 🧡 My trail buddy. 💛 My family and my housemate. 💖My joy and love, Halli the border collie, happy b-day! 💜
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📷: @jokkekcom .
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#bordercollie #bordercolliesofinstagram #adventuredog #hikingdogsofinstagram #dogmom #dogmomlife #grateful #naturelovers #blackandwhitedog #campingwithdogs #myfamily

8 years today! 💝My best friend. ❤️My partner in crime. 🧡 My trail buddy. 💛 My family and my housemate. 💖My joy and love, Halli the border collie, happy b-day! 💜
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📷: @jokkekcom .
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#bordercollie #bordercolliesofinstagram #adventuredog #hikingdogsofinstagram #dogmom #dogmomlife #grateful #naturelovers #blackandwhitedog #campingwithdogs #myfamily
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Nov 29

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What to wear while running in cold weather? ❄️
Do you have some good tips for sub-zero temperatures? .
I am a huge fan of merino wool year around – as you know. 🐏
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My new favourite running tights are @icebreakernz tech hybrid tights. The fabric is soft and comfy merino-mix and they feel dry and warm even when I sweat while training. But the best new feature is that they have wind shields in the front, so that thighs stay warm. 🌬Really good detail in the windy coastal conditions in where I mostly train. .
If you are in Helsinki, come and try these novelties to @partioaittayrjonkatu. I can highly recommend them. 💎
.
And no, the clothes are not gifted to me. I just honestly love these and wanted to let you know what I have found. Winter is coming, you know. 😉
.
I come back later with other tips, because I really need to think about what to wear when suffering from TN.
.
📷 @jokkekcom .

#trailrunning #traillife #polkujuoksu #running #winterrunning #madedifferent #trailfi #outdoorlife #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #trailchix #naturelovers #ulkonaperillä #thebestgripontheplanet #vjonthego #athomeoutdoors #hölkkämäyrät #trigeminalneuralgia

What to wear while running in cold weather? ❄️
Do you have some good tips for sub-zero temperatures? .
I am a huge fan of merino wool year around – as you know. 🐏
.
My new favourite running tights are @icebreakernz tech hybrid tights. The fabric is soft and comfy merino-mix and they feel dry and warm even when I sweat while training. But the best new feature is that they have wind shields in the front, so that thighs stay warm. 🌬Really good detail in the windy coastal conditions in where I mostly train. .
If you are in Helsinki, come and try these novelties to @partioaittayrjonkatu. I can highly recommend them. 💎
.
And no, the clothes are not gifted to me. I just honestly love these and wanted to let you know what I have found. Winter is coming, you know. 😉
.
I come back later with other tips, because I really need to think about what to wear when suffering from TN.
.
📷 @jokkekcom .

#trailrunning #traillife #polkujuoksu #running #winterrunning #madedifferent #trailfi #outdoorlife #outdoorwomen #strongwomen #trailchix #naturelovers #ulkonaperillä #thebestgripontheplanet #vjonthego #athomeoutdoors #hölkkämäyrät #trigeminalneuralgia
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Jan 23

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Halli 
📷 @eevadventure 
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#bordercollie #somethinglikebordercollies #bordercolliesofinstagram 
#hikingdogsofinstagram 
#dogphotography #dogmom #outdoorlife #outdoorfinland

Halli
📷 @eevadventure
.
.
#bordercollie #somethinglikebordercollies #bordercolliesofinstagram
#hikingdogsofinstagram
#dogphotography #dogmom #outdoorlife #outdoorfinland
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Jan 22

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Is it appropriate to say something good about the pandemic? 
♡ It has brought it visible how important piece of the puzzle the introverts and those, who enjoy to work by themselves, are for the whole society. Many of them are HSPs too like ∼20% of population is.
♡ Those people who are often in the shadow of extroverts and social people, because those features are culturally admired in the western countries. 
♡ Now we can see clearly that we have a need for the both depending on the situation. 
♡ I guess the naturally self-acting people who don't need regular social f2f meetings have more resilience for stress in the time of lockdowns, restrictions, remote work and insecurity about the close future. 
♡ I'm not meaning they would't suffer at all, but they have better endurance to take this kind of hits and still standing mentally – figuratively.
♡ They just don't get quickly unsatisfied if they haven't a chance to party in the restaurants, have the physical access to big events like concerts in arenas, to trade shows or to group gymnastics classes. 
♡ They participate these very selectively also in so called normal times, because these events are designed as default valuably to social extroverts. That's why remote access to these is not an issue.
♡ I am one of those kind of people: a hsp and a social introvert. Personally I am just worried to get longterm sickness. Mentally I have had way more challenging times in my life than the pandemic time itself. I have heard the same from others like me.
♡ More I AM worried about the mental health of many of my more extrovert friends. 
♡ Our societies need both kind of people and different kind of features and strengths. It's the beauty of human species.

Is it appropriate to say something good about the pandemic?
♡ It has brought it visible how important piece of the puzzle the introverts and those, who enjoy to work by themselves, are for the whole society. Many of them are HSPs too like ∼20% of population is.
♡ Those people who are often in the shadow of extroverts and social people, because those features are culturally admired in the western countries.
♡ Now we can see clearly that we have a need for the both depending on the situation.
♡ I guess the naturally self-acting people who don't need regular social f2f meetings have more resilience for stress in the time of lockdowns, restrictions, remote work and insecurity about the close future.
♡ I'm not meaning they would't suffer at all, but they have better endurance to take this kind of hits and still standing mentally – figuratively.
♡ They just don't get quickly unsatisfied if they haven't a chance to party in the restaurants, have the physical access to big events like concerts in arenas, to trade shows or to group gymnastics classes.
♡ They participate these very selectively also in so called normal times, because these events are designed as default valuably to social extroverts. That's why remote access to these is not an issue.
♡ I am one of those kind of people: a hsp and a social introvert. Personally I am just worried to get longterm sickness. Mentally I have had way more challenging times in my life than the pandemic time itself. I have heard the same from others like me.
♡ More I AM worried about the mental health of many of my more extrovert friends.
♡ Our societies need both kind of people and different kind of features and strengths. It's the beauty of human species.
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Dec 31

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✨ I’d like to thank You for the past year 2021. Thank you for being here as my friend and/or follower. ✨

👭👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼 I have got lots of support as well as peer support via social media. 

I am too exhausted to create any recap or the best 9 moments of 2021. 

🕯 The year has been very instructive in my life. I feel gratitude about all that and I like to write more about it later on. 

I wish you all very happy new year 2022! ❤️

#friendship #trigeminalneuralgiaawareness 
#hsp #outdoorlife #cabinlife #winterwonderland #finland4seasons #outdoorwomen

✨ I’d like to thank You for the past year 2021. Thank you for being here as my friend and/or follower. ✨

👭👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼 I have got lots of support as well as peer support via social media.

I am too exhausted to create any recap or the best 9 moments of 2021.

🕯 The year has been very instructive in my life. I feel gratitude about all that and I like to write more about it later on.

I wish you all very happy new year 2022! ❤️

#friendship #trigeminalneuralgiaawareness
#hsp #outdoorlife #cabinlife #winterwonderland #finland4seasons #outdoorwomen
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Dec 11

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Nowadays I see mainly sponsored content (ADs)* – not posts or stories published on accounts I follow – here in Instagram. (Collaborations are ok.)

It gets me to avoid the App in general. 🚩

I know there is no such a thing called a free service. ⚖️

Yet I would prefer to pay 12€/year to block the sponsored content, because I would like to follow the people / accounts I am honestly intrested. 🛡

How about you? 👆
Am I alone to feel this way? 
Do you agree or disagree? 

*edited: I meant advertisement of accounts I might not even follow; not collaborations on the independent accounts. Thank you @zzonya for noticing the unclear definition of sponsoring! 

#instagram #contentmarketing #naturelovers #advertising

Nowadays I see mainly sponsored content (ADs)* – not posts or stories published on accounts I follow – here in Instagram. (Collaborations are ok.)

It gets me to avoid the App in general. 🚩

I know there is no such a thing called a free service. ⚖️

Yet I would prefer to pay 12€/year to block the sponsored content, because I would like to follow the people / accounts I am honestly intrested. 🛡

How about you? 👆
Am I alone to feel this way?
Do you agree or disagree?

*edited: I meant advertisement of accounts I might not even follow; not collaborations on the independent accounts. Thank you @zzonya for noticing the unclear definition of sponsoring!

#instagram #contentmarketing #naturelovers #advertising
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Aug 12

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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 #nutspyha #nutspyhä #nutstrailrunning #bufftrailtourfinland #trailrunning #trailfi #runinfinland #visitfinland #eventproduction 
@garmin_finland 
@lasportivafinland 
@buff_finland 
@ourfinland

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 #nutspyha #nutspyhä #nutstrailrunning #bufftrailtourfinland #trailrunning #trailfi #runinfinland #visitfinland #eventproduction
@garmin_finland
@lasportivafinland
@buff_finland
@ourfinland
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Sep 22

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Family things – Morning swim. 

▫️▫️▫️

#ourfinland #lakeview #suomenluonto #bordercollie #morninglight

Family things – Morning swim.

▫️▫️▫️

#ourfinland #lakeview #suomenluonto #bordercollie #morninglight
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Sep 11

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Looking forward. 🤍

▫️▫️▫️
#lakegarda 
#lagodigarda #gardaoutdoors #outdoorwomen #girlswhohike 
#friluftsliv 
#limonesulgarda

Looking forward. 🤍

▫️▫️▫️
#lakegarda
#lagodigarda #gardaoutdoors #outdoorwomen #girlswhohike
#friluftsliv
#limonesulgarda
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Sep 5

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Yesterday was a social day. An event day. A work day. 
@trailtourfinland @nuuksioclassic 

BUT I met also my running team fellow Late from Hölkkämäyrät aka Jogging Badgers. @laurimyllyvirta 

To be honest: 
After I came back to work life after the sick leave, I have met any of my friends 2 times excluding these short encounters while I am at work. 

I met Vappu @vappuelisa in the Easter and Jussi and Junko @noksu.trailrunner & @junkokondo1 with Guillem one free afternoon while Guillem and I were work travelling in Lapland in July. @guillem_casanova 

Not to forget that other Lauri has given me car rides to my doctor appointments. @biglemming 

Working to stay alive takes all my energy. Halli the 🐺 is my social relationships in plural. 

So thank you my family & colleagues for being so nice. Thank you my friends for understanding. 
❤️

▫️▫️▫️
#hölkkämäyrät #nuuksioclassic #bufftrailtourfinland #polkujuoksu #trailrunning #ultratrail #officetoday #invisbleillness

Yesterday was a social day. An event day. A work day.
@trailtourfinland @nuuksioclassic

BUT I met also my running team fellow Late from Hölkkämäyrät aka Jogging Badgers. @laurimyllyvirta

To be honest:
After I came back to work life after the sick leave, I have met any of my friends 2 times excluding these short encounters while I am at work.

I met Vappu @vappuelisa in the Easter and Jussi and Junko @noksu.trailrunner & @junkokondo1 with Guillem one free afternoon while Guillem and I were work travelling in Lapland in July. @guillem_casanova

Not to forget that other Lauri has given me car rides to my doctor appointments. @biglemming

Working to stay alive takes all my energy. Halli the 🐺 is my social relationships in plural.

So thank you my family & colleagues for being so nice. Thank you my friends for understanding.
❤️

▫️▫️▫️
#hölkkämäyrät #nuuksioclassic #bufftrailtourfinland #polkujuoksu #trailrunning #ultratrail #officetoday #invisbleillness
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Sep 4

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🥉Pirjo Saukon maaliintulo @polkupike &
🥈Maija Hakalan haastattelu
@hakalamaija 

Onnittelut! 

🎙 @mackaiveri 

HUOM! 
Pahoittelut teknisestä häiriöstä: yritän saada tämän ja Saukon haastattelun (erillinen) myös @trailtourfinland -arkistoon, kunhan IGTV-app suostuu vaihtamaan käyttötilin takaisin työformaattiin. 😳

 #bufftrailtourfinland 
#nuuksioclassic #juoksu #polkujuoksu #trailrunning #trailfi 
@nuuksioclassic

🥉Pirjo Saukon maaliintulo @polkupike &
🥈Maija Hakalan haastattelu
@hakalamaija

Onnittelut!

🎙 @mackaiveri

HUOM!
Pahoittelut teknisestä häiriöstä: yritän saada tämän ja Saukon haastattelun (erillinen) myös @trailtourfinland -arkistoon, kunhan IGTV-app suostuu vaihtamaan käyttötilin takaisin työformaattiin. 😳

#bufftrailtourfinland
#nuuksioclassic #juoksu #polkujuoksu #trailrunning #trailfi
@nuuksioclassic
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