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Sari Pöyhönen

Sari Pöyhönen

Sari Pöyhönen is a Finnish journalist, media and culture worker living in Murmansk since 2010. She like to take photos of everyday life and you can follow her photo-blog from Murmansk here on BarentsObserver.

Content by Sari Pöyhönen

Virtual courses help people and schools in Northern Finland. Irja Jefremoff from Ivalo gives lectures in Sami culture and history.

MURMANSK: Working weeks or even months far away from home is common in northern regions. BarentsObserver was there when Marina welcomed back her husband Jevgeni after three and a half months at sea.

MURMANSK: Lada Bakholdina (43) has a typical name, name of a Russian car. But more than cars, she loves motorcycles.

Sari Pöyhönen is a Finnish journalist, media and culture worker living in Murmansk since 2010. She likes to take photos of everyday life and you can follow her photo blog from Murmansk here on BarentsObserver. New images will be added as Sari meets new people and sees seasons change in the world’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle through the camera’s lens. ‎