Lapland`s changing seasons by drone - in pictures
(The Guardian Finland)

Between the late 19th century and 1980, Kotisaari Island was a meeting point for the lumberjacks of Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland. Now a tourist attraction, it can be reached by a daily boat and one of the lumberjack buildings has been turned into a tavern. In 2015, local nature photographer Jani Ylinampa took an aerial photograph of the island using a drone, and when the photo went viral on social media he decided to document the island´s changing seasons. `The seasonal changes in Lapland are drastic and this little island is the perfect way to display them,` says Ylinampa, who also works as a tourist guide. Just four miles south of the Arctic Circle, the island ranges from an average temperature of -8.2C in January to 19.7C in July, presenting a challenge for the photographer. `Especially in winter, I need the weather to be dry so the propellers don´t freeze.` Continue reading...