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#VisitSeinäjoki: Nature Trails, Beaches & Foraging in the Forest

02/04/2019 Mark Wiltshear

Episode 40 Download MP3 File of #VisitSeinäjoki – Nature Trails, Beaches & Foraging in the Forest Original #VisitSeinäjoki Blog Posts: Nature Trails, Running Tracks &

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4. Six Things You Must Experience at Ähtäri Zoo

14/03/2019 Mark Wiltshear

Play the Podcast Download an MP3 of Six Things You Must Experience at Ähtäri Zoo Read the original article here: https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/2019/02/18/six-things-you-must-experience-at-ahtari-zoo/ Read more in English and plan

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Six Things You Must Experience at Ähtäri Zoo

18/02/2019 Mark Wiltshear

Subscribe to the Ähtäri Zoo Podcast on iTunes Once you get out into the wilds of Finland, it’s easy to think you are in the middle

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A Winter Visit To Ähtäri Zoo & SnowPanda Resort

14/02/2019 Mark Wiltshear

Download an MP3 of A Winter Visit to Ähtäri Zoo & Snowpanda Resort Episode 39 In Winter 2018, I was commissioned to make a pilot series

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A Tour Around Lappajärvi, Europe’s Largest Crater Lake

28/01/2018 Mark Wiltshear

Season 3, Episode 36 In this episode, I speak to Teemu Öhman who is a Craterologist or, to be more precise, an Earth and planetary scientist

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One Week Holiday in Finland: Putting The Podcast Into Practice

21/08/2017 Mark Wiltshear

Similar to my summer 2016 post, in summer 2017 I had another opportunity to put what I learned in the podcast into practice. Whenever I

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Exploring Finland: Putting The Podcast Into Practice

02/08/2016 Mark Wiltshear

During summer 2016, I had the opportunity to visit the wilds of Eastern Finland, near to the town of Kitee.  I was invited to join

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Ice-hole Swimming & Sauna: A Natural High!

20/02/2016 Mark Wiltshear

Season 2 Episode 32 I learn why swimming in ice-cold water after taking a sauna is better than sex or morphine! Jussi explains ALL the benefits of Avantouinti, before taking

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In the Woods with the Moose Hunting Team

03/12/2014 Mark Wiltshear

Early one Sunday morning in October, Mikko Panula, Computer programmer and sharp-shooter, takes me out into the woods with his hunting team, as one young hunter has a VERY memorable day!

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Foraging for Mushrooms in Finland’s Forests

03/12/2014 Mark Wiltshear

Season 1 Episode 1Foraging for Mushrooms with Mari. An introduction to ‘Everyman’s Rights’ and the art of finding wild mushrooms. https://explorefinlandradioshow.podbean.com/e/foraging-for-mushrooms-in-finlands-forests/ Guest: Mari Dawe, Mother Nature’s ambassador

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Magic mushrooms

02/10/2014 Mark Wiltshear

Well, maybe not ‘magic’ mushrooms, but the way these sprang up almost overnight was quite something to see. There’s a small trail through the woods

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Welcome to Hell

02/10/2014 Mark Wiltshear

Located just south of Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Helvetinjärvi couldn’t be named less appropriately. It’s name translates as Hell’s Lake and comes from an old story containing a

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Picking Lingonberries

29/09/2014 Mark Wiltshear

There’s an interesting law in Finland called Everyman’s Rights, which basically allows anyone to pick any flowers, berries, mushrooms etc. that are growing in the

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