We had Erik's biological half-sister (same Australian father), Pip and her daughter Felis visiting from Australia over the week. It was such a joy to see them again! We visited them in Australia back in 2017, and then the whole family came to visit us
We are happy and proud to have been part of two science awards granted to students / co-workers collaborating on our science projects. First, a big applause to Luca Smeraglia from the Institute of Geology and Environmental Geoengineering, National Research Council in Rome, Italy who
Our Finnish Dynamo Smooth Collie 'Deli' turned 13 on the 19th of January 2026. She is still in pretty good shape. Just suffers from occasional pancreas problems and arthritis, but nothing that stops her from being in good mood and playful. Deli is often the
Erik and I just returned from the Nordic Geological Winter Meeting 2026 (https://ngwm2026.fi), which was held in Åbo in Finland, also called Turku in Finnish. This is the place Erik goes to every second year to teach Geophysics at Åbo Akademi. Thus, he knows both
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! After a very mild and rainy December it was great to have several frosty days around Christmas. We made a couple of long walks with the dogs and met up with family and friends to
If you are still looking for inspiration for Christmas presents this book might be a good choice :-). After more than ten years of work, the new popular science book on Sweden's Geology is finally here. The book is entitled 'Sveriges geology - en resa
Cover photo by Florian Huber, SUBMARIS 2025 ------------ Thanks to IKKA colleague and diver, Florian Huber from the company SUBMARIS, we got in contact with journalist Alex Rühle from Süddeutsche Zeitung - a well-known and well-established newspaper from Bayern in Germany. This resulted in a very nice
On a recent business trip to Helsinki in Finland on behalf of the Ikkaton company together with CEO Erik Trampe, I managed to see a bit more of the Finnish capital and its grand Stockmann warehouse. It is supposedly founded by a Stockmann family member
Photos & text by Erik Sturkell In November 2025, the final part of the EU-funded project Nexus monARC took place. The project ended on Santorini and Milos with an excursion. Bengt Liljebladh and I decided to take part in the excursion and therefore travelled to Greece.
Erik was invited by archeologist Anna Nyqvist Thorsson to Husaby Church near Skara in the Götene municipality. His task was to inspect the sandstone used in the construction of the church and the two impressive tombs lined up at each side at the entrance to