We listed the most beautiful Aurora Shots by Finnish photographers and asked them to tell the stories behind the mesmerising photos.

24-year old Konsta Punkka has over million followers on Instagram. The talented nature photographer’s rise to fame on social media has made it possible for him to work together with the likes of National Geographic and to travel to the most exotic places around the world.

Because of the long, cold winter Finns celebrate their summer very passionately - and for this reason most Finnish towns are especially alive in the summer months from end of May till August.

Far up North, there is a place simply so magical that it just makes you fall in love. With it's pastel skies, snow covered trees, cozy hideouts and adorable furry friends Finnish Lapland invites you to explore the more remote “Do Not Disturb” location.

The Finnish Archipelago Sea holds more than 50,000 islands and skerries, many of which are inhabited year-round. Rosala, one such island in the Turunmaa archipelago, is home to around 140 permanent residents. The community is tight: there are currently only eight pupils enrolled in the local school. However, the …

Thousands of Finns are passionate ice swimmers. However, it would be hard to find anyone more into the cold depths than Johanna Nordblad from Helsinki. What started as a form of pain relief quickly progressed into daring unassisted dives under the ice. The former downhill mountain biker assures us …

A lake as smooth as glass, shores full of almost neon-green birches bursting with chlorophyll. A freshness in the warm air. Birdsong fusing with kids’ laughter echoing from the sauna. Or then again, winter’s blue darkness, creaking snow underfoot, seeing your breath in the air before it freezes into …