Finland Bears

Last summer we ventured to an area on the Finland-Russia border in search of European brown bears. These bears are mainly active at night and are much shyer than their North American counterparts. As a result, we slept during the day and spent five consecutive nights sitting in a hide, never speaking louder than a whisper.

This video was shot on our first night in Finland. We give you a tour of our hide and talk a bit about our equipment set-up.

View the video here: Finland Bears (removed)

On subsequent nights we tried out some other hides positioned on the edge of a small lake. Sitting in a hide for five consecutive 14-hour nights with only our cameras, the bears and each other for company was a wonderful escape from our frantic lives back in the UK. We left Finland feeling recharged, and already planning our next visit to these bear-filled forests of the North.

You can see another clip from our time in Finland here: In the Hide.