70% of Finland is covered by forests and every Finnish person has a very special relationship with them, they are a place of meditation and it almost feels like forests are part of the DNA of Finns.

In Japan, forests are considered holy. A home of the spirits that are sometimes out of bounds for a man to enter. With respect and courtesy, the gates can be opened and you can experience some of the best snow in the world.

Antti Autti and Keisuke Yoshida are from opposite sides of the world and from very distant cultures, but they have more in common than you might think first. Both are born and bread in their respective northern territories, Antti from Lapland and Keisuke from Hokkaido. Both of them have been snowboarding most of their lives and enjoy immensely the thrill of riding in the forest. It is almost like their home, a place where they feel most relaxed, calm and content. This edit is all about opening the doors and sharing their home’s with a like-minded soul and shred the trees around Arctic Circle and the wilderness of Hokkaido, Japan.

Snowboarders: Antti Autti, Keisuke Yoshida
Filmed by: Iisakki Kennila, Teemu Lahtinen & Matti Ollila / Kota Collective
Edit by: Iisakki Kennila
Produced by: Antti Autti, Ilmo Niittymaki
Locations: 
Pyhä - Luosto National Park, Finland
Tamokdalen, Norway
Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan

Music by:
Royal Nature - Fissure (Instrumental)
A Life In A Day - Metamorphosis
Delta Spirit - Empty House