I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

by Patrick Penrose Published Nov 14, 2025

My name is Ian Granström and I am 30 years old and come from the most southern parts of Finland. I picked up my first camera around three and a half years ago and never looked back since.

I have always been fascinated by nature and its uncontrollable forces, and naturally, I started out shooting nature right away.

In the beginning, I mostly took landscape pictures and photographed small birds, at the same time learning how to use my camera and discovering new subjects. I have always found squirrels funny and loved how different their personalities were.

Naturally, I started photographing squirrels pretty quickly after picking up my first DSLR camera, and over the past two years, I have dedicated a big part of my time to photographing squirrels and capturing squirrels’ facial expressions and their behavior. There is never a dull moment when you are around these funny guys.

You can find my previous post about red foxes by clicking here.

Anyway, here is a collection of my squirrel work, hope you enjoy it!

More info: Instagram | Facebook | iangranstrom.simplesite.com

#1 The Superhero

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#2 Poser

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#3 Bad Hair Day

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#4 Nature’s Own Pro Model

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#5 “Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night”

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#6 We All Need A Little Monday Cuteness

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#7 The Curious One

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#8 The Gatekeeper

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#9 That Feeling When You Realize It’s Monday Again

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#10 The Evil One

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#11 Sneeze

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#12 The Humble One

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#13 My Spirit Animal

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#14 Conqueror Of Worlds

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#15 Golden Squirrel

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#16 Squirrel Power

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#17 “Look Everyone! It’s Finally Snowing!”

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#18 Lunchbreak

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#19 The Godfather

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#20 Waking Up On A Monday Like

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#21 The Suprised One

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#22 Running Away From All Responsibility On A Saturday Like

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#23 Itsy Bitsy Scratchy

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#24 The Terapist

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#25 The Watcher

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#26 The Bad Boy

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#27 The Poser

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#28 The Snowlover

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#29 The Begger

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#30 The Heartbreaker

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#31 The Messy One

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#32 The Lover

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#33 The Eyeballer

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#34 Light Snowfall Makes For Some Great Bokeh

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#35 “Just Give Me That Goddamn Peanut Already”

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#36 The Mullet

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#37 The Rapper

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

#38 The Scratcher

I Spent Two Years Photographing Squirrels In The Finnish Wilderness And Their Expressions Are Adorable (38 Pics)

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