Today, we step into the Martimoaapa Mire Reserve in Finland, where wide, cold-climate wetlands and peatlands stretch across a landscape shaped over thousands of years. This reserve is more than just mires—it carries layers of history. During Finland"s Prohibition era (1919–1932), smugglers hauled sacks of liquor from Sweden across these bogs, following a "spirits" route that passed through Martimoaapa. Parts of that path can still be traced today. Imagine trekking with a heavy pack over soggy ground—would you have made it?
Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
To the infinite and back
-
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
-
Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
-
World Space Week
-
How can we help at-risk animals?
-
Brit Awards
-
European fallow deer in England
-
Saint Patricks Day
-
Boardwalk over Balkan lakes
-
Huddled and hunting
-
Brown-throated three-toed sloth
-
Have a merry little Christmas
-
Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
-
An explosive history
-
Aspens near Marble, Colorado, USA
-
Asteroid Day
-
European river otter
-
Protecting the gentle giants
-
International Day for Biological Diversity
-
The Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
-
Something to ‘bee’ thankful for
-
Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
-
World Otter Day
-
Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri, United States
-
The 80th anniversary of D-Day
-
Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
-
Black-tailed prairie dogs, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
-
Happy Boxing Day!
-
The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival
-
World Olive Tree Day
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

