Commuting to work by ice skates

I come usually by bike to work, year around. I tried to diversify that and I came by ski over the ice, by bike over the ice, by kayak in summer. I couldn't hope that the conditions would be that good to have skatable ice all the way from Otaniemi to Töölö! Now it is done with Emile. -14°C, 5 m/s of wind from North-east. Ice was between 12 to 5 cm thickness. Departure was at 17h10. 17.01.2014. Let's see until when the conditions remain so good.

The route map

Winter comes at merikarvia

Merikarvia first week-end of the winter. Spend mostly at watching the ice forming, breaking it to go for a last trip with the rowing boat and for the dip after sauna.06.06.2012

Helsinki by ski II

Going out from work, I waxed my skis, met a friend and went on the frozen sea. The day was ending, the sky packed with a dense layer of cloud, there was an indoor atmosphere with the light of day fading. We left the bright, glassy buildings of Technopolis to go south of Lautasaari. The landscape became lonely and almost untouched by humans. Some mökki (summer cottage) well integrated in the forests of the island, a vast plain of ice with a perfect snow for skating. Exactly what I like about this capital, half an hour of skiing and there is absolutely nobody around you. Approching the centre of Helsinki, the islands around became more urbanized and suddenly one of the ferries to Tallinn popped up from behind an island. Covered in bright light it was like a fantastic kind of a phantom ship. 01.03.2011.

The GPS track.