Kurkijärvi in Espoo, near Luukki and Serena. A lone lake in the middle of the forest. Yet, with a pier and a very tranquil swimming experience.
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July 2021, Kurkijärvi, Espoo, Finland
Swimming (Water, Waterbody-Lake)
I've been lazy. Last year I swam every day during the summer, this year.... took to June 19 for the first swim!
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June 2021, Svartvikin uimaranta, Kirkkonummi, Finland
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Never before have I felt warm in a sea swim in Finland. Now I did. With skyscrapers of Keilaniemi as a background, Lehtisaari offers a secluded and uncrowded small swimming place.
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June 2021, Lehtisaaren uimaranta, Lehtisaari, Helsinki, Finland
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Another new lake swim, this time in Veikkola, at the Lamminjärvi and the Lammaskallio beach. Very nice. And hottest day of the summer so far!
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June 2021, Lammaskallion uimaranta, Veikkola, Kirkkonummi, Finland
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I had never swam here, at the far end of the Gallträsk lake. But the entrance has looked somewhat decent, even some gravel at the beginning. But ... it was muddy as hell.
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June 2021, Gallträskin itäranta, Kauniainen, Finland
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First time swimming in Nuuksio's Pitkäjärvi (Nuuksio Long Lake)! There isn't really an official beach, but there is one semi-official, down from the Haltia nature center.
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June 2021, Solvallan uimaranta, Nuuksio, Espoo, Finland
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I had a nice, refreshing dip in the sea, mid-October. Twelve degrees. Cold, but if you compare it to the usual summer sea water temperatures, not that much lower yet...
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October 2020, Rantasauna ystävän mökillä, Töllinkari, Salo, Finland
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I wanted a swim, but it turned out that recent floods had made the Schliersee lake larger. Much larger.
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August 2020, Schliersee, Germany
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Nature)
I saw my mom today in Hyrylä, and on the way back wanted to drop in for a swim, and visit a swimming place that I remembered from my childhood: Rusutjärvi in Tuusula.
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August 2020, Rusutjärven uimaranta, Tuusula, Finland
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Another fresh swim in the Hintertux valley, this time on the Weitentalbach, a small river that joins the Tuxbach. It does feel good to shed the sweat and dirt of a ski day in the guaranteed-fresh-water of these rivers.
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August 2020, Weitentalbach, Hintertux, Austria
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-River, Nature)
Late, again. Past 9pm, and I'm in the back-areas in Nuuksio, at the Siikajärvi lake beach. Still, while I'm swimming the RC airplane enthusiasts manage to show up to give a flying demonstration :-) Cool.
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August 2020, Siikajärven uimaranta, Siikajärvi, Espoo, Finland
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I wanted to swim somewhere near Berlin. I thought Wukensee would be a nice place, but they were closing... so I drove to Bernsteinsee. They were not closed yet, but they also had way too many people. A little worried about the crowds...
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August 2020, FKK Strand am Bernsteinsee, Marienwerder, Germany
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I needed some freshening-up after my cave explorations in Klaukkala. And headed to the Valkjärvi...Another blue-green algae warning sign! But the water seemed free of at least visible algae. As far I could see... in the darkness. A quick swim and then head home to have a shower to wash off any residues.
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August 2020, Valkjärven Tiiran uimaranta, Klaukkala, Finland
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Achensee was on my way back from the slopes, on the way to the Berghotel. Why not dip in for a swim?
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August 2020, Achensee, Austria
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What do you need after a hard day of skiing on the glacier? A small refreshening, perhaps? I wanted to swim at the waterfall in Hintertux, but it turned out to be both forbidden and not feasible. However, the water from the glaciers falls through the waterfall and then onto the Tuxbach, the river running through the Hintertux valley.
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August 2020, Tuxbach, Hintertux, Austria
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The whole Tegernsee area was crowded with people. And cars jammed on the roads. But miraculously, out of nowhere appeared first a parking lot, a walking path, and then path through the bushes to a nice beach.
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August 2020, Tegernsee, Germany
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