Autumn in Finland is a special and magical time. Autumn in England is, well, it can be nice, although in the northwest we usually do not have much in the way of golden, yellow, amber and red colours, as much of the world, including Finland, enjoys. In Northern England, many of the leaves simply turn brown, and, those which have more colour, are often blown away quickly anyway. This is not to mention that large areas of Northern England are simply moorland and fields, so there are not that many trees to change colour, although, the grass does somewhat become more yellow with a brown tinge, and the heather looks beautiful. ~

In Finnish, the word for "Autumn" is syksy, although the shortened form syys- is often used in compound words, for example syyskuu - "September", and syyslehti - "autumn leaf". Autumn in Finland does begin in September or even in late august in the north, but at least in the south of Finland, September can remain very much summer-like, and it is often only in October, lokakuu, when in the south of Finland the trees take on truly amber and golden colours throughout. In the north of Finland, this usually happens sooner, and often the extravagant colours are referred to as ruska,  

Photo below: the autumn colours near Kouvola in October - Syysväriä Kouvolan lähellä, lokakuussa

Photo below: A small hut/cabin, located somewhere in Southern Finland - Pieni mökki, sijaitsee jossakin Etelä-Suomessa