In 2012 I packed all my belongings into an old van and set off to travel around Europe with my dog
My first van was very ascetic and had only the most essential equipment for survival, such as a bed and a camping stove. Because of harsh Finnish winters for six years I spent only summers and autumns in my van, with the exception of my first trip in 2012 around Europe, which lasted a whole year.

I've lived in my van home Kiito with my furry friends full-time since 2019
In 2017, I bought a high-top van named Kiito, in which I could finally stand up straight in. This time I wanted to properly build the van into a permanent home, my remote job finally enabling my long-term dream of living in a van full-time.
Thanks to high quality insulation, a solar panel on the roof and a diesel heater, my toes will no longer be cold! Except for the roof hatch and the electrical system, my van home has been lovingly built with my own hands, and the furniture is mostly made from recycled materials. Later I painted Kiito from white to green with a roller so that we blend better into the landscape.

Puska Creative has made my dream life of fulltime vanlife a reality

Why do I live in a van?
♥ I want to wake up in midst of nature.
♥ I can change scenery whenever I want.
♥ I love living in tiny spaces.
♥ Home is always where I am.
♥ Easy to travel with animal friends.
♥ I get a kick out of finding new places and often get bored of one place within a couple of weeks.
♥ I truly enjoy asceticism, like life without running water.
What's it like to work on the road?
♥ Mornings start as if you were at a summer cottage.
♥ Sometimes the tinkling of the bells of a passing goat, cow, sheep or horse herd brings a fun moment to a video meeting.
♥ Unlike many might think, I spend most of my time in front of the screen and not adventuring all day.
♥ If there is a creative block, a walk in nature is the best way to ventilate my brain and a source of inspiration.
♥ When the workday is over, I don't have to go any further than the "backyard" to be in the most amazing scenery.
♥ My days have started by saving an abandoned dog from a ditch and trying to save a starving foal stuck in a bush.

Although it is not always easy to combine work and freedom-filled life, I am eternally grateful that I can live my dream life in nature.
GALLERY

Ancient juniper and dunes, Sardinia, Italy 2023

Gilded by the sunrise, Spain, 2023

Cow neighbors on the mountaintop, Spain 2023

Family portrait, Spain 2023

Goat neighbors, Sardinia 2023

Sunset at sea, Sardinia 2023

The first van winter in Finland, 2022

Tuntsa Wilderness, Finland 2022


Kaino on a stone, Norway, 2022

The Milky Way and northern lights, Norway, 2022

Tourist portrait, Norway 2022

Home sweet home, Finland 2022

Passengers, Finland 2022

Elfing around, Spain 2021

Kipinä & Chaos, Spain 2022

Morning walk in the Pyrenees, Spain 2022

Sunset, Spain 2021

Blue evening in the mountains, Spain 2021

Kipinä the cat moved in the van, Spain 2021

Morning coffee in Galicia, Spain 2021

Forest office, Spain 2021

Laundry day, Spain 2020

Paradise park up in Asturias, Spain 2020

Home under the Milky Way, Spain 2020

Mountain backyard, Spain 2020

Curious neighbor, Spain 2020

Campfire and Chaos, Spain 2020

Morning dew, Spain 2020

Traffic jam, Spain 2020

Evening tea, Spain 2020

Ready to hit the road, Finland 2019

Kaino, Norway 2019

Midnight sun, Finland 2018

Laundry day by the sea, Finland 2018


Waking up, Norway 2018

Cloudberries, Norway 2018

Northern lights, Lofoten, Norway 2018

Morning coffee, Norway 2018

Bedroom view, Norway 2018

Light painting in moonlight, Norway 2018

Chaos on top of Ryten, Norway 2018

Night on Kvalvika beach, Norway 2018

Segla mountain, Norway 2018

Island hopping in Lofoten, Norway 2018

Chaos, Norway 2018

Chaos in Blåvatnet, Norway 2018

Lightpainting with a headlamp, Norway 2018

Rebel's last journey, Norway 2018

Morning coffee in bed, Finland 2016

Campfire coffee, Finland 2016

Perfect morning, Finland 2016

Beach adventures, Portugal 2014

Tatra mountains and Rebel, Slovakia 2012

Rebel & Chaos, Spain 2015

Breakfast with Rebel by Tara-river, Montenegro 2012

Slept under the stars, Croatia 2012
