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
EARLY SUMMER
Cottongrass. Kouvola, Hangassuo, May 2026.
The early arrival of spring was also evident in the spring-summer bog: the flowering of bog plants was at least a week and a half ahead of the average. By the end of May, the leatherleaves had long since bloomed, bog-rosemaries were already wilting in more open areas, bogbeans and marsh labrador tea were just bursting into full bloom, and in many places across the bogs, a white carpet of cottongrass swayed.
