Cape Murder swim

The Bodom lake is a wonderful lake with sandy beaches in northern Espoo. It is also the scene of a gruesome murder in 1960, a murder that goes unsolved until today. The site of the murder is one of the most beautiful swimming spots. But obviously a sober spot as well.

There are dozens of spots where one can easily get into the water in the "murder cape" and around it. It is a nice place for a swim, regardless.

I went for a swim from the very end of the cape, from a rocky ledge. The coordinates are: N 60.24293 E 24.66561.

There is a nearby official beach, but that is of course much more popular and may not be recommended during a pandemic :-)

For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and Planetskier blogs for other stories in Blogspot and TGR! The photos and text (c) 2020 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved.

Kesämökki swim

Swimming on your own beach... on a hot summer day, having taken a couple of days off... with your youngest with you... bliss!

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Aunessilta swim

Aunessilta is a classic rock arch bridge in Kämmenniemi, Teisko. It is perhaps the most beautiful bridge in Finland. At least in my opinion! So why not swim under it, on a hot summer day?

You can find Aunessilta on the map here N 61.63096 E 23.83756. And more information about the bridge, designer, etc. on Wikipedia.

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The furthest Volvo has been

This is the furthest the Volvo has been in two years, 220 km away. There and back, and even on one 40L tank of gas. Apparently, I had only half a liter left in the tank when I got home...

Make car great again

The Volvo needs fixing again. Not a surprise. But it is a surprise that I was able to fix it. Such a great skill, great tools, beautiful result. Painter's tape to hold it in place.

Well, I also put glue underneath, so the tape can come out soon :-)

Tuohilampi swim

After-caving swim is very useful, to get rid of that mud and moldy basement smell. And replace it with the scent of freshly sprayed muddy forest pond. Nice!

I didn't want to go for a public swimming place, so we ended up trying to access Tuohilampi in Vihti. I had thought that it would be easy to access a large training center's beach on a Sunday, but this center seemed locked up and secured, so we passed it and walked through the woods to the lake.

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Sandpit swim in Paimio

It felt VERY good. To dive in clear water, on a sandpit lake. To wash the sweat of the day's hike away.

Much recommended.

Do visit Hiekkahelmi in Paimio!

We also found some cloudberries from our adventures during the day.

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Vuohilampi swim

After the failure in Matalajärvi, I looked for another place. The nearest one that I had not been to was Vuohilampi, also in Espoo and Nuuksio. After a short hike from the road I found a nice little lake, and no houses on my side of the lake. Nice!

Did a swim. The bottom was again very muddy though. Be careful!

Coordinates for the place I swam at: N 60.25849 E 24.51702.

I also found a small cave while walking through the woods.

For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and Planetskier blogs for other stories in Blogspot and TGR! The photos and text (c) 2020 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved.

Tiny cave near Vuohilampi

While walking to Vuohilampi for a swim (and eating blueberries), I found a small cave in the woods.

The cave is in an area of exposed ground rock that has cracked. The cracks are kind of nice, and tight to squeeze through :-)

The cracks are also open from the top, except in one place, maybe 1-1.5 meters long where there's also a roof. 

Coordinates: N 60.25782 E 24.51764.

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Too slimy!

An attempt to swim in Matalajärvi... ended in a failure. I decided the slimy, still water and the extremely muddy bottom was not for me.

I was in the area of Matalajärvi for some shopping for my garden project, so I thought I'd try to visit the lake. I've lived in the general area for a long time, but actually never seen Matalajärvi before. It is actually hard to see, on a flat, grassy are hidden by forests and protected areas. I didn't even know about there being a protected area, actually. The area is more or less entirely closed during the bird's nesting times, but the signs said they just opened a day ago after July 15, so I went in. 

Going in even required some climbing over fences, and wet shoes as I approached the "shore". 

Unfortunately, it was not a good swim spot. There seemed to be one or two summer cottages on the other. side of the lake, it is possible that the other side is better.

For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and Planetskier blogs for other stories in Blogspot and TGR! The photos and text (c) 2020 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved.