October 2016

168 photos – Published on Feb 14, 2017

Driving through northern Finland into Sweden, making our way towards Stockholm. And after a lot of nature and small towns, a big city was a welcome change. Especially such a beautiful one as this.

But first, let’s show some photos from the drive through Finland.

Damn, these northern lights are impressive.

I tried with the Rolleiflex too. Portra 400, ca. 3 minute exposure. Apart from the not-really-greeniness, not too bad considering the tree-pod.

At one camping spot there was a walk nearby. The sun was just about to set when we decided to do a little hike up the hill.

Look closely, and you might spot a couple of shy reindeers.

Removing all the condensing water that’s accumulating in the corners in that cold climate.

They’ve got proper headlights up in the north

Coming into Sweden, our days were mostly spent driving and working. That month we had more work to do than usual, plus it was rather cold and the days were getting noticeably shorter. So we spent a lot of time indoors, mostly only stepping out to stretch those legs every once in a while and to enjoy our current surroundings.

Beer was finally affordable again! Hooray!

In the small town of Piteå. Shooting a roll of Acros.

Living in a camper make you notice ”new” things. Water-taps are one of them.

Sweden makes it easy to find a spot for emptying your toilet and get rid of your waste water. They have these toilet huts along the highways, which almost always feature a “Latrin”.

These phones include endless entertainment

Lots of Swedes seem to like american old-timers

The little chip turned into a proper crack

And then: Stockholm. What a city! I was craving to finally do some street photography again. And we both were craving some proper city life. Not only because we didn’t have that in quite a while, but also because we found it much more desirable to be in a city with things to do indoors and later in the day, when outside it is cold, often overcast and dark early. And when the sun was out: all the better! Because then it was especially and amazingly beautiful outside, with all the autumn colours and the reflecting surrounding waters. We fell in love with this city.

We also were very much looking forward to a few concerts, which we already had bought tickets for. The first one was on the day we arrived: Kvelertak at Nobelberget.