{"id":2195,"date":"2025-12-01T22:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elamystampere.fi\/the-2025-26-nordic-skating-season-has-begun\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T22:39:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:39:06","slug":"the-2025-26-nordic-skating-season-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajanmies.fi\/en\/the-2025-26-nordic-skating-season-has-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025\u201326 Nordic Skating Season Has Begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Muutaman viikon t\u00e4ss\u00e4 ehtikin jo nauttia talvikeleist\u00e4 ennen kuin luonto n\u00e4k\u00f6j\u00e4\u00e4n p\u00e4\u00e4tti, ett\u00e4 nyt saa riitt\u00e4\u00e4 ja kaatoi lis\u00e4\u00e4 marraskuista vesisadetta kehiin. Well, we did manage to get out on our Nordic skates a couple of times already, and that resulted in the following \u2018documentary\u2019 videos (be sure to turn on the sound and subtitles!)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Retkiluistelua ensij\u00e4ill\u00e4 | Rampe ja Naukkis: ensija\u0308iden metsa\u0308stys (4K, CC: EN, SV, IT, FI)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dqDT_sd1gvw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Retkiluistelu: rantaj\u00e4\u00e4n armoilla (4K; CC: EN\/IT\/SV\/FI)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fbgzwnbgTBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hope we can head out onto new ice again soon, even though right now (Dec 1) the weather forecasts aren\u2019t looking too promising. But I\u2019m sure winter will come in the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muutaman viikon t\u00e4ss\u00e4 ehtikin jo nauttia talvikeleist\u00e4 ennen kuin luonto n\u00e4k\u00f6j\u00e4\u00e4n p\u00e4\u00e4tti, ett\u00e4 nyt saa riitt\u00e4\u00e4 ja kaatoi lis\u00e4\u00e4 marraskuista vesisadetta kehiin. Well, we did manage to get out on our Nordic skates a couple of times already, and that resulted in the following \u2018documentary\u2019 videos (be sure to turn on the sound and subtitles!) 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