Ice Swimming in Finland

Tornio, Finland. Winter in Finland is cold and the coldest day of the year is usually about -40C. This means rivers and lakes are frozen. Some people anyway want to go swimming outside.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Ice swimming in Tornionjoki (Tornio River).
Date: 6th of November, 2016

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/320 sec. f/6.3 250mm

I have tried out ice swimming twice and let's say it's quite...refreshing.

Regards,
Mika