Thank You

Above all, thank you to my wife Nina Silfverberg. This project would not have come to fruition without her love, support, shoving and dreaming. Sinua, sinua rakastan…

Financial support
This journey would not have been possible without the financial support of my dear friends Barbara Schuler (Zurich, Switzerland) and Regula Krebs (Wider, Switzerland). Thank you for your belief in my dreams and insanity.

For allowing me the opportunity to support myself financially while in Finland, my very good friends Frank Bergeron and Tess Söderman. Visit:www.galimatias.com

Equipment donations
Backpack, clothes, tent: Hanna-Liisa Erkheikki at Halti. Visit: www.halti.fi
Camera: Jim and Sylvia O’Donnell
Fishing Equipment: Sami Rintala Visit: www.casagranderintala.com
Mobile phone: Rasmus Vuori
Gumboots: Jukka, Sari and Julius Turpeinen at Vihmerä Farm

The Taigawalk website
This website was designed and built by Neekdesign, a small group of marketing and technology professionals specializing in web development, graphic design, and network security.
Contact: Nicole Rienecker

Others who have helped me along the way
Sirpa and Meri-Tuuli Luntinen, The Finnish Environment Institute, Marja Pylvänainen (see : http://www.ymparisto.fi/eng/environ/bdclearh/welcome.htm
), Anna Laakso, Dr. Ilkka Hanski, Heikki Rytkölä, Cheryl Blieck, Hanna Matinpuro, Garth Moore, Juha Olkinuora, Anja Kulovesi, Irma Heiskanen, Tvärminne Biological Research Station, Thomas Dalström at the Mikael Skolan (Ekenäs), Outi Turpeinen and Rane Rönnberg (Siri and Jaako for the giggles), Stefan, Titti, Lotta and Matts Lundqvist, Vihmerä Farm, Ipa Saarinen, Teppo Antikainen, Heli Toppinen, Petri and Hanna Kuusela, Pia, Paula and Sakari Eskelinen at Peltola Golf, Eeva Huitu at the Lammi Biological Research Station, V. Kajalinen and family, Stephen and Marika Cronin at Cronins Guesthouse (Heinola): Visit: www.croninsguesthouse.com, Juovesi couple, Pekka and Sirkku Paavilainen, Mr. and Mrs. Kalevi Valkonen, Jukka and Saila, Tiina Niikkonen, Metsähallitus Savonlinna, Juhani Koistinen, Annu and Markku Suomalainen, Anna, Eeva and Eerki Sinkkonen, Dan Rigamontti, Paimentupa (Koli), Jarkko Riihimäki, David Dilling and Tarja Vänska (for info on the Koli region), Renne and Merja, Kytömäki family, Veikko Hongisto, Mervi Seppänen, Juorkunan Kyläkauppa, Anja and Olavi Henttunen (Vouten Joutsen; Yli-Vuotto), Dr. Kaarina Kailo, Attack Oulu, Göran and Anna-Kaisa Erkheikki, Marita @ Pello Camping, Anni Rapinoja, Jenni Lehtonen, Paulinna Laine, Pia Runogren, Tommi Taimi, Kirsti “Kia” Ala-Lähde, Tiina Pentikäinen, Sanna @ Arctic Knife (Sonkamuotka, Enontekiö), Taneli Rivivuori, Oili, Esko, Matti and Ulla Suvanto, Taneli Pyysalo, Ulrica Westergård, Seppo Bergman, Klaus,

For an excellent book about nature in Northern Europe visit:http://www.ymparisto.fi/eng/orginfo/publica/nordicbd/nordicbd.htm