2026 so far
74pieces
Pieces of trash picked up from nature so far this year.
A small field tally
Trash-o-meter
A little count of what we carry back out of nature.
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is generally trash free, but mistakes to do happen and sometimes something falls from the hikers pocket. Futhermore, in the history trashless travel was not the standard. So, occasionally I find things that are not supposed to be there. The pieces of litter we find tell curious stories about the places people reach, and the small things that can be left behind.
See the tally2026 so far
74 pieces of litter picked up from the nature
Picked up from nature
The tally so far
Every piece brought back is one less thing left in the landscape.
2025 total
54pieces
Pieces picked up from nature across the year.
Finds from the wild
What on earth?
Some finds make you pause, some make you smile, and every one belongs somewhere other than the trail.
Find no. 01
The Toothpick
Found on the most remote trail of the national park, deep in the ancient spruce forest... an individually plastic wrapped toothpick. The irony? Someone managed to pack a separate toothpick and carry it deep into the wilderness, even though the forest is full of fallen branches to use naturally without harming nature. Now safely out of the wild.
Find no. 02
The Lost Cap
An extremely worn cap found far out on a trackless fell slope. Oh, the poor hiker whose cap took off in a strong fell wind!
Recovered from a pathless fell slope