Markus Varesvuo / Common Crane (Grus grus) displaying in snow, Kuusamo Finland, April (Some background added.)

Roy Mangersnes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) balancing on rye stem, Norway. HIGHLY COMMENDED: Animal Portraits - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Ruben Smit / Aurora Borealis over lake, with wooden stump in Laponia, Muddus NP, Sweden

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) mother and cub, Suomussalmi, Finland, 2008 WWE Mission: Wildlife of northern Finland

Mark Taylor / Sami woman in traditional dress feeding reindeer. Scandinavia.