Enjoy the moment! Enjoy the sunny winter days!

I also want to send my greetings from Finland! They who were last year in Korea get to know me as "one of the Finnish Mikkos". Yes, Mikko seems to be quite common name among Finnish foresters, and you will notice that in next summer. My responsibility area in the organizing committee is defined as "IT and publications", but what do I really do? I update the websites and the blog and now I'm working with the registration form. And later there will be much more to do...

Let's stop writing about IFSS. How is Finland today? Today we had a fantastic sunny winter day! First time since autumn I went walking without a woolly hat and gloves. I also climbed a bird-watching tower to test my new camera. I was very happy for the camera, and I had to put some pictures here.

I tried to photograph a bird sitting at the top of a spruce (I cant't recognize the species), but then a crazy great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) wanted to come to my picture.

Skiing is one of the most popular

outdoor activities in Finland. And why not, because the conditions for skiing are excellent? Today I didn't take my skis with me,but tomorrow I planned to do that!

I hope that you

all can come to enjoy Finnish nature next summer!

Best regards,

- Mikko