Geoturism i mitten

Projektet Geoturism i mitten ska stärka kunskapen om geologi i Jämtland, Härjedalen och Tröndelag, och därigenom bidra till att skapa bättre förutsättningar för besöksnäringen på båda sidor om gränsen. Mellan 2025 och 2027 ska ett stort antal geologiskt intressanta platser dokumenteras genom fältundersökningar och tillgängliggöras i den gränsöverskridande kartvisare som finns på SGU:s och NGU:s …

Low water level in the Baltic Sea

“In the first weeks of February 2026, the Baltic Sea experienced an unprecedented drop in water levels – average levels are now nearly 67cm below the norm, [which is] the lowest reading since systematic observations began in 1886,”

Inari

Inari, the heart of Sámi culture, lies by the vast and beautiful Lake Inari in northernmost Finnish Lapland. Pine forest with trees hundreds of years old, forest ponds, a bog, and a young coniferous forest (over 70 years old). Common visitors to our bird feeding areas include the Siberian Tit, the Siberian Jay, and the …

Ferry to Vallisaari island

The ferry is barrier-free, and can be accessed via the gangway with both manual and electric wheelchairs. Wheelchair passengers are recommended on the outward journey to get off the vessel at the Torpedolahti pier.

Landsat’s Role in Managing Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Landsat has brought valuable capabilities to ecosystem studies. Landsat instruments measure reflected light in visible and infrared wavelengths. Because plants reflect little visible light and a lot of infrared light when they are healthy, the measurement of both types of light simultaneously gives scientists a way to assess plant health and density over a landscape.

Market day 23.5

Villa Wolax Market Day will take place on Friday 23 May from 10:00 to 15:00! Would you like to join as a vendor?Sign up: myynti@villawolax.fiVendor spot: 20 €