If you love forests as much as we do, you have come to the right place. We are HaliPuu -family, from the little town of Levi in Finnish Lapland. We wanted to save our family forest from felling, and decided to turn it into a safe place for people from around the planet.
You can adopt a tree from our forest, visit us in real life or live on the Internet, or you can download our phone application and immerse yourself in the life in the Arctic.
Welcome, our forest is your forest!
Learn more: Lappish Pine | Tree Hug | Get Your Own Tree | Visit Your Tree
Are you planning to travel to Lapland? It would be lovely to meet you by the campfire! Here you can find the award winning nature experiences that you can join in our HaliPuu -forest in Levi, Lapland, Finland.
Are you planning to travel to Lapland? It would be lovely to meet you by the campfire! Here you can find the award winning nature experiences that you can join in our HaliPuu -forest in Levi, Lapland, Finland.
We want to share our love for forest with you, and take you along to experience the exceptional Arctic nature with its cosy, snowy winters and bright summers.
We broadcast live from our forest (and sometimes from somewhere else) every Sunday at 12:00 CET. See how the nature looks right now in the Arctic and have a chat with us!
We want to share our love for forest with you, and take you along to experience the exceptional Arctic nature with its cosy, snowy winters and bright summers.
We broadcast live from our forest (and sometimes from somewhere else) every Sunday at 12:00 CET. See how the nature looks right now in the Arctic and have a chat with us!
Have you ever crunched snow under your fingers? Listened to a campfire crackle in a frozen forest? Or felt the warm pine bark against your cheek?
Our goal is to bring the Arctic nature close to everyone, no matter where on earth they are located. That is why we created the HaliPuu – Forest in your Pocket -app, bringing you extra live content, short meditative clips from the nature, Pappa’s forest stories and more. You can find it both in Apple App Store and on Google Play, completely free of charge!
Have you ever crunched snow under your fingers? Listened to a campfire crackle in a frozen forest? Or felt the warm pine bark against your cheek?
Our goal is to bring the Arctic nature close to everyone, no matter where on earth they are located. That is why we created the HaliPuu – Forest in your Pocket -app, bringing you extra live content, short meditative clips from the nature, Pappa’s forest stories and more. You can find it both in Apple App Store and on Google Play, completely free of charge!
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 17 hours, 22 minutes ago
This is cool! On this map you find some historic tree graffiti, including the so called ‘witch marks’ carved into England’s trees. The markings tell about how people used the area hundreds of years ago – to mark trees for logging, protection etc.
Picture © New Forest NPA
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 week ago
We have had a gorgeous autumn here in HaliPuu -forest, with flaming red forest floor (see the blueberry plants in the picture) and golden trees. Alas, all good things must come to an end, and now the deciduous trees are bare, waiting to be covered with a layer of snow. More to the south, however, there is still beautiful fall foliage to be seen.…[Read more]
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month ago
Yikes! Do NOT hug this tree! Some types of Australian Dendrocnides grow to be 100ft tall and look furry and inviting – but cause a sting that can last for days 😬
So always know what you are hugging… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/science/australia-stinging-trees-toxins.html
Image: Peter Righteous/Alamy
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month ago
Another great entry from #TreeHugging2020! Competing with number 2 we had Edmund from Malaysia, who did a clever tripple-hug. Edmund and his wife Sio Sen have been residing in Finland for almost 6 years of which 2 in Levi. They both work in the Hospitality industry in Levi, as the Wine Director and Customer Relation Manager respectively. It was…[Read more]
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month, 1 week ago
I have never heard of this tree growing technique, what a shame that it is not possible with our pine trees (on the other hand, we have never tried, so who knows… 🤔)
https://www.boredpanda.com/sustainable-japanese-forestry-daisugi/
(picture credits wrathofgnon)
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Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 17 hours, 22 minutes ago
This is cool! On this map you find some historic tree graffiti, including the so called ‘witch marks’ carved into England’s trees. The markings tell about how people used the area hundreds of years ago – to mark trees for logging, protection etc.
Picture © New Forest NPA
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 week ago
We have had a gorgeous autumn here in HaliPuu -forest, with flaming red forest floor (see the blueberry plants in the picture) and golden trees. Alas, all good things must come to an end, and now the deciduous trees are bare, waiting to be covered with a layer of snow. More to the south, however, there is still beautiful fall foliage to be seen.…[Read more]
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month ago
Yikes! Do NOT hug this tree! Some types of Australian Dendrocnides grow to be 100ft tall and look furry and inviting – but cause a sting that can last for days 😬
So always know what you are hugging… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/science/australia-stinging-trees-toxins.html
Image: Peter Righteous/Alamy
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month ago
Another great entry from #TreeHugging2020! Competing with number 2 we had Edmund from Malaysia, who did a clever tripple-hug. Edmund and his wife Sio Sen have been residing in Finland for almost 6 years of which 2 in Levi. They both work in the Hospitality industry in Levi, as the Wine Director and Customer Relation Manager respectively. It was…[Read more]
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month, 1 week ago
I have never heard of this tree growing technique, what a shame that it is not possible with our pine trees (on the other hand, we have never tried, so who knows… 🤔)
https://www.boredpanda.com/sustainable-japanese-forestry-daisugi/
(picture credits wrathofgnon)