17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Tykky
Atop the fell at Riisitunturi National Park, in Finland’s frozen north, lie a truly Finnish natural phenomenon: the tykky. Tykky is the delightful Finnish term, or rather an Old Norse loan-word (þykkr), for the ‘thick’ snow and rime which accumulates on tree branches, causing them to bend.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 01.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
Photo Location: | Finland |
Camera: | ILCE-7RM2 |
Copyright: | © Daniel Burton |