Photo by Halla Seppälä.
Yes. This is the same puppy I sent to Canada!
Pavel at 11 weeks.
Pavel’s spend most of the winter in Finland, but he’s going back to Canada next week.
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Lovely picture. He looks so right in that scene
He’s absolutely gorgeous!
That is a handsome dog in a beautiful setting. Young, strong, and alive at the prime of life. Thanks for the pic!
The photographer’s surname is Seppala. Is that a common name in Finland? The first of what were later called Siberian Huskies were brought to Alaska by Leonhard Seppala, who was quite successful in sled-dog racing with them.
When Finns were mandated by the Swedish rule to adopt a surname, many took a Swedish name. When the Russians too over the territory, Finns were allowed a bit more nationalism than under Swedish rule– such as their own parliament. During first decade of 1900s, Finns started changing their Swedish surnames to Finnish surnames: often after the place they are from or the profession which was passed down from generation to generation. Those who took the profession of being a blacksmith often took the name Seppälä.
Leonhard’s only connection was that he was a Kven.
Her huskies would also have a harder time make than journey, seeing as they have short little legs.
This blog is often a mine of information. All I know about Finland is that I’m a HIM fan for my sins.
Leonhard’s Seppala’s both parents spoke Finnish – so there’s no doubt that he was from Finnish origin. Their lived in the Sami area in North Norway, very close to the Finnish Lappland.
He was of Kven origin.
Beautiful dog.
Pavel just gets more and more handsome. He looks in wonderful bodily condition from running through all that snow.