Winter is here!

After 33 days of miserable, grey, rainy and mild weather, the winter finally arrived here in South-Western Finland on January 11th. On Saturday and Sunday it snowed a little and temperature was around -3...-6°C.

And then, like a push of a button, temperature dropped like a stone and nightly it has been -16...-19°C the whole week, with daily highs around -13°C.

Not only it's cold, but the days are sunny!

Bike commuting has been absolutely great in these conditions and excellent training for Rovaniemi 150 as well. Weather forecasts shows that the winter is here to stay. Although there are not much snow, these conditions are perfect for freezing for rivers, lakes and seas...

Commuting in Winter Wonderland

I have always a camera with me when I do my daily commutes. Usually it's my Canon PowerShot SX130 IS. Last week was so great with clear skies and plenty of sunshine that I carried my DSLR, Nikon D5100.

A stellar week that hopefully won't be the last of this winter.

Commuting in Winter Wonderland

I have always loved winters, but after purchasing the 9:ZERO:7 fatbike, I love winters even more. Every fall the wait begins for the winter. Many times there is a slight 'fear' that the winter could be mild and lacking of snow. After all, there is a lot of variablity in Southern Finland weather, and we had a couple of bad winters in 2006-2008. But after that, the winters have been really great.

This winter is shaping up to be great again. The past week was almost unreal. We had snowfall almost every day, and there is no end in sight. We have already about 26 cm / 10 inches of snow. Daily commuting has been so much joy, and the level of comfort has risen to another level with 45North Wölvhammer boots and Dillinger tires.

Even more photos can be found in these albums: More snow!, Snowy wednesday commute, Commuting in Winter Wonderland.