Wildlife Photographer & Author
Mika Honkalinna (born 8 August 1964 in Anjala) is a Finnish wildlife photographer and an author. He was born and in Kymenlaakso, South-East Finland, where he lived much of his life, but at the moment he lives in Liminka, in North Ostrobothnia.
THE TAIGA OF NORTHERN FORESTS AND THE LIGHT OF SNOW
My photos and my stories are born in the midst of northern coniferous forests and swamps and often in the middle of northern winter, snow and ice, inspired by the survival and the aesthetics of winter. Most often, my illustrated stories are intertwined around the relationship between men and nature and the attempts to understand them. The sharp fluctuation of seasonal variations, the polar night in the winter, the light summer nights and the multi-faceted landscape of Fennoscandia create fascinating conditions for photographing and spending time outdoors.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mika Honkalinna
Kurrantie 19, 91900 Liminka
040 715 6664
mika@honkalinna.fi
Northern forests
SURPRISE SPRING
A European goldfinch on a thistle stem. Liminka, March 2026.
As March arrived, winter ended abruptly. Temperatures rose, and the sun began to melt the remaining snow rapidly. Night-time frosts only slowed the pace slightly, but by the end of the month, all of southern and central Finland was already snow-free earlier than ever before.
