LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Join a wonderful landscape photography workshop in Southern Lapland! The area is among the most interesting in the Nordic countries due to its versatility. There are four Finnish national parks in the nearby areas, each with its unique characteristics and specialties, which change with the seasons.

We offer a nature and landscape photography workshop in two different seasons, so you can choose the time that suits you best! You will meet professional Finnish photography experts who will show you the best practices for shooting the Nordic landscape.

You have a vast selection to shoot during these weeks. In autumn, we photograph old forests and their diverse species, high cliffs, deep canyons, colorful marshlands shrouded in morning dew, small ponds, ancient grey pine trees, misty mornings, delicate sunsets, and wonderfully meandering riverscapes bathed in morning sunlight.

If you've seen pictures of snow-covered trees, the blue moment, the aurora borealis, and wind-shaped snow formations, it may be that they were photographed here, in Northern and North-East Finland. For the best Aurora photography, we recommend January and the beginning of February, when the trees are usually covered with thick snow and the day is very short. At this period of time we have plenty of time to concentrate on Northern Lights photography, even though it is normally the coldest time of the year, and the temperature can be below -20 degrees.

Sunset on the sea shore in Finland
Wilderness pond in Kuhmo, Arctic Lakeland area, Finland
Plants in late Autumn in South Lapland
Early winter, path in the forest in Syöte area
Late autumn in Syöte National Park
Northern Lights in South Lapland
Snow-covered trees against a colorful sunset sky with yellow, orange, and blue hues

FACTS AND ITINERARY

You travel with a local photography guide to different destinations by car. The guide is a local professional and knows the best spots for beautiful shooting in the area.

To get to different destinations, we must walk along paths and maybe paddle a little bit on the rivers and lakes. Daily distances are about 1-6 km. You also have to carry your own photographic equipment, your daily drinks, and other equipment in your rucksack.

We stay in different places, cabins, and camping lodges during the trip. The guide takes care of meals, so you only have enough drinks and snacks in your backpack for the day trips.

We talk about photography, for example, about the light, the photographers' position, equipment, and technical issues. We can discuss the artistic perspective and your way of thinking about photography in general. Learning from other photographers is a wonderful addition and an extra positive aspect during this trip, so we recommend this tour for both new beginners and more experienced photographers.

One of the most important parts of the schedule is the showtime for you at the end of the week. In this part, you can introduce your best shots of the workshop with a projector on the big screen and tell your stories from your perspective.

  • Place: Oulu, Syöte National Park, Hossa National Park, Korouoma cliffs, Oulanka National Park, Riisitunturi National Park, Northern Finland

  • Availability: 1.9.–31.3. (Choose the date suitable for you and ask about availability)

  • Dates: 22.-28.9.2025, 17.–23.1.2026

  • Duration: 7 days, 6 nights

  • Number of participants: Min 2, max 8 persons

  • Price: 2985 €/person

  • Price includes: Return transport from Oulu Airport to Syöte, transport to the places of activities, activities due to the program, guidance, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), accommodation in twin rooms, sauna, and shower daily.

  • The price doesn’t include flights.

  • Equipment: Participants have their own camera equipment, tripod, laptop, memory stick, boots, winter clothing, warm underwear, etc., according to the cold weather. Please ask for the whole list of equipment after booking.

  • Equipment included in the price: Canoe equipment (in autumn), snowshoes (in winter), sticks, and all other special equipment needed in the program.

  • By additional cost: Photography equipment, binoculars. Winter clothing set: Padded jacket, trousers, mittens, headwear, boots 90 €/set/person/week.

  • Supplements: One extra night in the cabin after the workshop.

  • Payment: Invoice, cash, credit card

  • Tour level: Intermediate. Previous skiing and trekking experience is not required. A moderate physical condition is desirable.

  • Languages: Finnish, English

  • Insurance: We require participants to have their own insurance for outdoor activities in Finland and in arctic weather conditions.

  • Tour operator: Our tours are organized responsibly by Matexpro Oy, registered with the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) under registration number 322/21/Mj.

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

man is photographing nature in Syöte National Park

ITINERARY

  • Arrive at Oulu Airport, where you will meet your guide. Approx. 2 hours transport to Taigalampi Holiday House in Syöte.

    Taigalampi Holiday House is a cosy log house with a lot of rooms, sauna and a fireplace. House works for us as a base camp for this unforgettable landscape photography adventure.

    Program briefing. To have a nice and safe adventure, we'll have basic info about clothing, accommodation and safety instructions for the week.

    Evening meal in the dining room and accommodation in own single or double bedrooms. Welcome to enjoy your landscape photography holiday!

  • Early breakfast in the dining room. The trip will take us to a remote wilderness lake which gives us a lot of ideas to photograph! After a short and peaceful hiking the path leads us to the wilderness cabin and fireplace. Picnic lunch by an open fire. Hiking back to the Base Camp and our cabin, relaxing, photo editing time.

    Photography continues near the cabin. Enjoying the evening lights. Sauna, dinner and accommodation in the cabin.

    Possibility to photograph the magnificent Northern Lights from the nice river view towards the lake without any light pollution!

  • After breakfast, we start the excursion to quiet forests and fells. The old forest surrounds us on the way to Portinkuru, a deep gorge with a beautiful small lake and natural views.

    A moderate hiking in the old forest, around the lakes and bogs is really an amazing experience. Here you can feel the real wilderness and quiet nature around you. Lunch during the tour. Driving back to base camp. Dinner and sauna.

  • Early breakfast at the base camp. Making a picnic lunch from the breakfast table and after that two hours transport to Posio Lapland, Korouoma canyon, or Riisitunturi National Park (destination depends on the season)

    Climbing to the top of the fell, photographing the horizon, clouds, old forest, and lake from the top. Possibility to shoot small wild forest birds.

    Night visions and Northern lights. Transport to the hotel near Oulanka National Park for the next photographing day. Sauna, dinner, accommodation.

  • Early breakfast at the accommodation place. Transport to Oulanka National Park, a hiking trip to the view of the epic river Oulanka which meanders through the huge rock and forest formation!

    Picnic lunch during the tour. Transport back to the base camp. Sauna, dinner, accommodation.

  • Breakfast. Showtime for your best shots of the workshop! At the end of the workshop, we collect together all the wonderful memories, process them together on the computer and make a presentation of the images. Lunch in the cabin.

    Celebration dinner, sauna.

  • Breakfast and transfer to the Oulu Airport or bus/railway station. Possibility to stay one extra night in the cabin.

We reserve all the rights to change the activities' order or the program's content due to the weather or other conditions.