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

Mika Honkalinna luontovalokuvaaja-kirjailija. Kuvaajana Mika Rokka.

Northern forests

ON THE HIGHLANDS

Salla, Salla National Park, January 2024. 

The frosty period started in October continued in Koillismaa and Eastern Lapland uninterruptedly till end of January. The frost veiled the highland forests of the hills and fells in solid snow burden that even the western storm of the end of January couldn’t crumble entirely.

Northern forests GALLERY