It’s Winter in Ranua!

10.10.2023 – Photos by Jens

Jens has visited Finland and, naturally, a visit in the Ranua Wildlife Park was an important part of the travel plan.

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On the roads in north Finland you can often see reindeers in the wild.

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Oh bear, it’s snowing in October!!!

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For the time being Venus is the only polar bear living in this park.

Do I see a visitor from Germany?

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Yes, it looks like a fan of mine is here!

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I must go closer and say ‘Willkommen’. I’ve learnt some German from my mother Vienna.

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What’s that smell?

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Has it been snowing?

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She has access to two rather big enclosures.

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The enclosures are not as big as those in for instance England but the big advantage is that there’s always a long Winter with lots of snow.

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As you can see in the photos King Bore has already made his entry. It’s almost impossible to find the snow owl in the snow. 🙂

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There are reindeers in the park, too.

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The musk ox is wondering what the white stuff is. He seems to like it anyway …. 🙂

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The wolves have a big area in this park. Nobody should be afraid of this lovely wolf … or ….?

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The Zoo Restaurant

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Jens was lucky to see even the northern lights …

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…. and, of course, he also visited Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi.

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You can see Jens’ photos from Finland here.

https://tinyurl.com/52k8apw3

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