Choose your time: Optimal Seasons for Wildlife Photography

Timing is crucial when planning a landscape or wildlife photography expedition. Each season brings its charm and opportunities for capturing the natural world. Spring, with its vibrant hues and renewed life, offers a chance to photograph animals as they emerge from their winter slumber. Bears can often be seen with their cubs, and migrating birds return, filling the skies with new life.

A swan, Finnish national bird, swimming in the lake in May.

Summer provides long daylight hours, known as the Midnight Sun, allowing photographers to explore the best wildlife spots without the pressure of dwindling light. This season is perfect for capturing the lush greenery and the bustling activity of animals taking advantage of the warmer weather.

A night shot of the wolf male in the beginning of summer.

Autumn transforms the landscape into a tapestry of reds, oranges, and yellows, providing a stunning backdrop for wildlife photography. The rutting season for moose and deer offers unique behavioural photography opportunities.

Autumn covers the landscape to wonderful colors in South Lapland

Winter, while challenging, rewards the adventurous with ethereal scenes of snow-covered forests and the possibility of photographing wildlife against the stark, white landscape. The Northern Lights may also grace the night skies, adding a magical touch to any nature photographer's portfolio.

Northern lights hunting tour in South Lapland.