Petri Kokkonen is a wilderness guide and entrepreneur based in Lapland. In 2018, Kokkonen traded city life for a remote cabin in the Finnish wilderness. Kokkonen said he never felt truly happy living in the city and wanted to be closer to nature. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Petri Kokkonen, a wilderness guide based in Lapland, Finland. I live in the remote Vätsäri area on the shores of Lake Inari in Lapland, Finland.

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Persons: Petri, Kokkonen, —, Petri Kokkonen, It's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Lapland, Finland, Lake Inari