Fishing in Kukkolankoski

Torne river is a border river between Finland and Sweden. It's also popular fishing river. It's well known especially of salmon, but also whitefish. Kukkolankoski rapids (in Swedish: Kukkolaforsen) is about 15km to north from Tornio and Haparanda and there people scooping up whitefish.

Kukkolankoski is also beautiful place to visit. Rapids area is 3500m long and it drops 13,5m. Watch this my video to see more:

Tip! You can buy also smoked whitefish from Kukkolankoski and it's so good.

Regards,

Mika

Kukkolankoski Rapids and Bridge

I went to today to Kukkolankoski rapids and I played a bit with shutter speed.

Place: Kukkolankoski, Tornio, Finland
Photo: Kukkolankoski rapids and bridge
Date: 17th of July, 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-86mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Shot: 1/4 sec. f/29 24mm ISO 100

Editing: Light, exposure, contrast, highlights, sharpening, cropping.

Next time have to take tripod also, so it's so much easier to play with shutter speed.

Regards,
Mika

Whitewater rafting in Kukkolankoski - Tornio, Finland

I posted earlier photo from Kukkolankoski rapids, which I took in this winter. In summer time there is possible to try also whitewater rafting. For this summer the season has not started yet, but it will start soon.

I took this photo six years ago from Finland side and the building on the background are in Sweden side.

Place: Kukkolankoski, Tornio, Finland AND Kukkolaforsen, Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Whitewater rafting in Kukkolankoski
Date: 27th of May, 2011

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Shot: 1/250 sec. f/8 85mm ISO 100

Editing: Sharpening and cropping.

At the moment the view is not as green at all yet, but hopefully soon. Spring and summer is so late here in this year.

Regards,
Mika

Kukkolankoski Rapids in Winter

Kukkolankoski Rapids is part of Tornionjoki (River Tornio) and it's 15km to north from Tornio. The rapids is 3500 meters long and height is 13,8 meters. The rapids area does not freeze totally even in the winter, when temperature can be sometimes close to -40C.

I took this picture from Sweden and the landscape behind the river is in Finland side.

Place: Kukkolankoski Rapids in Finland/Sweden
Photo: Kukkolankoski Rapids in Winter
Date: 19th of February, 2017

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15
Shot: 1/1250 sec. f/2.8 13.75mm ISO 80

Editing: Cropping and sharpening.

In summer the view is totally different and there are people fishing on the rapids area.

Regards,
Mika