In December, darkness persists, but as the cold tightens its grip, frost blankets the ground, trees, and bushes, lending the landscape a softer and brighter appearance. The starry sky is especially mesmerizing on crisp frosty nights. The Geminid meteor shower can be admired, particularly around the middle of the month, and the year’s final meteor…

This November has been heavy on my heart. Last weekend, we celebrated Father’s Day in Finland for the first time without my father, who passed away late last year. I carry thoughts of him with me every day, but these past weeks have felt especially heavy. To add to the weight, our beloved dog was…

In the fall, nature shows its glory as if with its last strength. This autumn has been exceptionally warm and sunny, and although the nights have begun to cool, the days in Southern Finland still feel almost like summer. Our bees are still buzzing actively around their hive, and the sun is so warm that…

August is characterized by warm but subtly darkening, magical evenings, with stars reappearing one after another in the night sky. It feels like encountering an old friend after a long time when you realize one evening that the starry sky is visible once again! After the sun sets below the horizon, the Big Dipper appears…

In the north, the bright nights continue well into most of July, even as the days begin to shorten and the Sun’s path in the sky starts to decline. The starry sky is hardly visible due to the brightness, but instead, thunderstorms may rumble, especially at the end of hot afternoons. In July, the air…

The northern midsummer is magical. The starry sky is hidden as the glow of the sun illuminates even the nighttime sky. In June, the Earth’s axis tilts closest to the Sun. Our golden orb travels along the tropical zodiac towards the constellation of Cancer, slipping from the constellation of Gemini at the time of the…