The name, Snake Island, may sound menacing but it’s actually one of my happy places. The only way to get there is by a your own (or friends!) boat. It’s a calming place where the sea acts like a mirror relfecting the surroundings and sunlight all around.
It’s funny how the island is actually only a stone’s throw away from Helsinki. You can even see the cars crossing the bridge to Lauttasaari from the dock.
There are footpaths around the island, so you can go all around if you like. I found lots of blueberries on my last visit. A funny fact – the island used to be owned by a yacht club and some bigwigs had their own reserved permanent tent spaces around the island. You can still see some of the structures as you wander around. I even found a cellar someone had made for themselves. I wonder how they chose who could have this privilege!
The rock is smooth and potholed right by the sea.
Someone had made a cute stone sculpture.
A family of swans going about their day.
A splash of color in what otherwise is quite a green island.
It doesn’t look like much but this was a huge drop down!
In Spring or Fall your boat may be the only one docked at the island.
It’s worth taking a walk around the island to catch the sunset.
I’m always a fan of a pink sky and I love how it reflects on the water.
As darkness falls, my lantern with it’s safe led light lights up. Goodnight!
Have you ever had the chance to visit Snake Island (aka Käärmesaari)? What’s your happy place? Let me know in the comments below.
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The Life and Travels of Mrs Suvi 
Interestingly there’s an island in lagos Nigeria called snake island
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Ooh, I bet that island is swarming with snakes, yikes! Thank you for your visit and comment 😊
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Oh no , not at all, it named snake island because the island itself us shaped like a snake
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I like it.
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Thank you Anthony! 😊
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oh its nice
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Thanks!
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My answers didn’t get there…Hope this will…My paradise is in “Virransilta” (the riverbridge), the old dancingplace at our summercottagevillage, in Finland. So beautiful place! Allso here in Helsinki, near by us is a beautiful forest where to rest!
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Sounds lovely 💕 Some comments need to be approved first that’s why they don’t show immediately, sorry about that!!
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Mine is “Virransilta” (the riverbridge), the former dancingplace at our summercottagevillge. So beautiful place!
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By an adventurous lady named Suvi.
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You have a beautiful happy place. I have a few of my own. One is passing through Pennsylvania through the mountains. One is at a train station in Point of Rocks, Maryland watching trains roll by.
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I love a historical train station, is it like that? Mountains are always great to look at 😊
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Lovely photos 😄
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Thanks Snow! I forgot to mention that I’ve never seen a snake there but last time I was convinced I heard one in the blueberry shrubs 😨
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Yikes! I’ve never seen a snake in Finland
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The sunset is great, and so is the island, I understand it is one of your happy places. My happy places are in our forests, only souds wind and birds, specially one in south-east Finland where always the sun is shining ( maybe we don’t go there when it is raining :-)).
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Sounds perfect with the constant sunshine 😉🌞 I love Finnish forests as well! 💕
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Some lovely photos of Snake Island and those sunsets are absolutely gorgeous. I don’t think we have been there x
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Thanks Marion! None of the little ferries go there, so that too makes it so peaceful 💕
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Im far awayfrom this place but u never know where ur destiny takes u, thanks for sharing may b some day i may enjoy these beautiful scenes…
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Thank you for your kind words! It’s been around three weeks since I’ve been sailing, I miss it 💕
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U r making me jelous lol
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What a lovely place! I never knew you had islands like this near Helsinki. What a lovely place to sail. Great photos too, makes me want to go there!
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Oh yes Georgina, we have such a gorgeous archipelago here. Too bad the season is so short and the weather so unpredictable..
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I miss blueberries! So abundant in Oregon, and inexpensive compared to the pathetic little things we get here!
My happy places are in the Dolomites, hiking, or on the Oregon Coast.
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Oh your happy places sound lovely, thank you for sharing 💕
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