Rasel Mahmud

Northbound

Helsinki to the Arctic coast, Autumn 2026

A journey that began in Helsinki at the end of September and ended on the Barents Sea. Most of it was photographed in the last hour of light, when the city empties and the north goes blue.

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Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki. Tram rails toward the last of the light.
1/13Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki. Tram rails toward the last of the light.
Stockmann corner, Helsinki. Blue hour.
2/13Stockmann corner, Helsinki. Blue hour.
Tram 5 under the wires, Helsinki.
3/13Tram 5 under the wires, Helsinki.
Central Station clock tower and the number 6, Helsinki.
4/13Central Station clock tower and the number 6, Helsinki.
Aleksis Kivi, Rautatientori, Helsinki.
5/13Aleksis Kivi, Rautatientori, Helsinki.
Night crossing, Helsinki.
6/13Night crossing, Helsinki.

Then the night train north, and the trees get shorter.

A lake in Lapland. The road north begins.
7/13A lake in Lapland. The road north begins.
Snow poles on the plateau, Finnmark.
8/13Snow poles on the plateau, Finnmark.
Fjord road under the cliff, Finnmark.
9/13Fjord road under the cliff, Finnmark.
The cliff meets the Barents Sea. Moonrise.
10/13The cliff meets the Barents Sea. Moonrise.
The same cliff from the shore. Moon in a pink sky.
11/13The same cliff from the shore. Moon in a pink sky.
Lighthouse and keeper’s houses, Arctic coast.
12/13Lighthouse and keeper’s houses, Arctic coast.
Fishing village across the bay, after sunset.
13/13Fishing village across the bay, after sunset.