I’m Niko Suvisto, a Finnish photographer, and I’m 99% bedbound due to severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). I’ve had ME for over a decade, and since 2022 I’ve spent my days confined to my bed 24/7. 1/4
#Photography #MECFS #pwME #SelfDocumentary
20.02.2026 08:10
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27.12.2025 Vesijärven rannalla kuin meren aallot rantaan löisi ❤️
#Lahti
27.12.2025 18:09
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Tänään 27.12.2025 #Lahti #Vesijärvi #Ankkuri 🌞😍
27.12.2025 18:04
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Niko, 34, on elänyt sängyssä vuosia – Nyt mitta tuli täyteen
Niko Suvisto, 34, ei jaksa edes seistä, mutta hänen on jaksettava haastaa Suomen valtio.
I was featured in a news story about my situation with the ongoing class action complaint against the state of Finland. Leena Marjamäki, the person responsible for the complaint, was also interviewed. A big thank you to her for doing the hard work!
The story also includes my photographs.
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15.12.2025 16:05
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A black and white photo of a man, Niko, wearing a suit, a button-down collared shirt, and a tie. He has a signet-style ring on his left hand ring finger, and he holds a ring with a tourmaline stone and diamonds between his thumb and index finger. He has a watch on his wrist.
I have some exciting news! Two weeks ago, on the 16th of November, my partner and I got engaged! 1/8
30.11.2025 12:25
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Valtavasti onnea teille! ❤️😍
01.12.2025 05:48
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En olekaan pitkään aikaan kuvia laittanut, kirjoittaminen jäänyt muutenkin tänne ja some ylipäätään. Lanun puistossa kävin ensimmäisen kerran ja tämä patsas kuvastaa todella hyvin oloa usein, raskas on lasti jotka sairastuu ME, ei mene hyvin tytöllänikään 😔
18.11.2025 19:30
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Niko Suvisto
I’m Niko Suvisto, a photographer from Lahti, Finland. I document my life as someone who is 99% bedbound with severe ME/CFS.
I have made myself a website! To showcase my photography portfolio, which so far consists of my most meaningful ongoing project, “Enduring: Life with Severe ME/CFS”. The site also features my short biography. I kept the pages simple. 1/5
nikosuvisto.com
#MECFS #pwME #Photography
18.11.2025 18:40
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Paljon voimia sulle Niko! Upeita kuvia📸 Pikku-Veskulta kuva tältä illalta. Olis sun ottamana kuvat tuolta varmasti vielä hienompia ja toivotaan todellakin, että se päivä vielä koittaa ❤️ #Lahti
18.11.2025 19:21
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Lahti 10.11.2025 Ankkuri 🌞😍
10.11.2025 18:16
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A black and white close up photograph of hands against a dark background, resting on a person’s body. The thumbs and fingers form a heart shape in the middle.
I’ve not been doing that great this summer. In all honesty, these past years have been extremely hard, and my body has given up on me. In the end, I’m just grateful I’m still here to experience life. 1/8
#MECFS #pwME #Photography #SelfDocumentary
18.08.2025 06:40
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A black and white close up photograph of Niko’s face, a white man, with a dark beard, resting his head on a pillow, wearing an eye mask and ear muffs. The image is distorted on the sides of his face, a ghostly effect that makes the ear muffs appear twice.
It wasn’t any regular Wednesday morning, exactly three years ago, as I woke up trapped in my own body. Not knowing I wouldn’t even be able to bear a ray of light entering my bedroom or endure the touch of another human being. 1/13
#MECFS #VerySevereMECFS #Photograpghy
08.06.2025 11:06
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A black and white photograph of a living room with a wooden floor and a wood paneled ceiling. Two rolls of carpets lay in the foreground, while the background shows a window and a sofa. Visible are part of a bookshelf on the left and part of a lounge chair on the right. There are a lots of small details and personal items, paintings on the walls and a ceiling lamp.
Our living room. So near, yet so far it seems. For this past year, I’ve only visited it once, during Christmas time, as I photographed our Christmas tree (a tradition of mine).
This time, I took the photo quickly during my trip from the bathroom. My mother was putting away the winter carpets. 1/2
01.06.2025 07:35
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A black and white portrait photo of Niko’s mother Päivi. She is standing next to white closet doors, looking at the camera, wearing a blouse and glasses.
Today is Mother’s Day, and ME/CFS Awareness Month is ongoing.
My mom has been my full-time caregiver for almost three years now due to the severity of my ME. 1/4
#MECFS
#pwME
#MEawarenessMonth
#Photography
11.05.2025 07:26
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A black and white top down photo of Niko, a man with a dark beard and a dark sweatshirt, he is laying on his bed, having a white sign on his chest, which says ‘ME/CFS is… the absence of life’ written in dark letters.
It’s ME/CFS Awareness Month, and I wonder — what is life?
According to Wikipedia, life consists of these seven traits ⬇️
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@openmedf.bsky.social @lowenergylounge.bsky.social
#Photography
#SelfDocumentary
#MECFS
#MECFSis
#pwME
02.05.2025 18:55
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a quiet storm - an online gallery
An online art gallery showcasing the artwork of people living with severe ME/CFS
Today it’s time to launch a big project I’ve had the privilege of working on: A Quiet Storm—an online art gallery showcasing the artwork of people living with severe ME/CFS. 1/7
www.aquietstorm.me
#MECFS #pwME #OnlineArtGallery #AQuietStorm
11.04.2025 15:19
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A black and white photograph of a white man, Niko, with short hair and a beard, sitting on a hospital bed. He wears a sweatshirt and holds a tablet displaying a message about Long COVID. The text on the tablet reads: “5 YEARS OF LONG COVID. HALF A DECADE OF NEGLECT! WHERE’S THE ACTION?! - BERLIN BUYERS CLUB.” Niko has a serious expression, and the background includes a framed picture on the wall, a lamp, and part of a headboard.
Today is Long Covid Awareness Day! And I want to support my LC friends. 1/9
#5YearsLongCovid #HalfADecadeOfNeglect #LongCovidAwarenessDay2025
#LongCovid
#MECFS
#pwME
15.03.2025 13:09
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❤️🩹Kaunista terapiaa #Lahti 🫶📸 tänään 6.3.2025 lonkeron harmaa Ankkurin satama ja Ruoriniemi, pari pilkkimiestä Vesijärven jään isolla lätäköllä 💧🌊
06.03.2025 11:01
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❤️🩹Kaunista terapiaa #Lahti Ankkurin satama tänään 🌞🫶☺️
04.03.2025 13:16
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Paljon voimia sulle Niko! 🫂❤️🩹 Tässä luonnonvoimien Vesijärven jäähän tekemä railo, vaatii valtavasti voimaa tulla näkyväksi. ✊️🫶 arvostan, kun tietää miten paljon se sulta vaatiikaan 🫡 #ME
25.02.2025 12:31
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A black and white photograph of a man’s fist resting on a bed sheet. The sheets are wrinkled around the fist. The lightest part of the photo is the fist.
Good news arrived today! I am part of a class action lawsuit regarding the discrimination of #MECFS patients within #Finland social insurance system. This concerns the unlawful denial of sickness benefits and disability pensions, which is being done in a discriminatory manner against us patients.1/8
24.02.2025 16:44
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Kiitos Niko! Uni ei meinaa tulla.. kaakaolla. E:llä tänään se lääkäri, ja pääsen mukaan ❤️🩹🤞 Toivotaan moneen asiaan ratkaisua, onneksi lääkäri on tosi hyvä. Kumpa vain keinoja olisi tilanteen muuttamiseksi nyt parempaan.
24.02.2025 00:16
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❤️🩹Kaunista terapiaa #Lahti Vesijärven jäätä pitkin Myllysaareen 🫶🌞
19.02.2025 10:48
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"Sille jonka asiana ovat Hyvät päivät...
Ja sille jotka asiana ovat Hyvät yöt...
Haluan niitä kolmesataakuusikymmentäviisi kappaletta.
Jos haluaa hyviä öitä, on paras tilata niitä vuodeksi kerrallaan.
Hyvää ystävänpäivää kaikille ihanille tyypeille! 🫶🎁🥰
14.02.2025 00:17
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Aurinkoa itsekin kaivannut 🌞❤️🩹 todellakin toivon, että tulee se päivä jolloin pääset ulos. E on ollut huonona myös ja eilinen lääkärikin peruuntui kun oli just päässyt Päksiin. Järjestin niin, että seuraavalle pääsen mukaan, kelan takiakin, eivät korvaa LDN ja sillä, edes jotain toimintakykyä 😟
04.02.2025 18:07
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❤️🩹Kaunista terapiaa #Lahti Pikku-Veskun pakkasessa kylpijät ❄️🌞🫶 -16
04.02.2025 13:45
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Oispa kesä! 🌞🌸 Tää on mun Ihmeköynnös (Bougainvillea) jonka sain äitienpäivänä 10v sitten, Rodoksella sitä näkee valtavina pensaina Rodinin puistossa, vanhankaupungin vallihaudalla, ihan kaikkialla😍 Aikaisemmassa kodissani sain tämänkin kukkimaan uudestaan ja hauskasti teki monenvärisiä kukkia🌸🌼
24.01.2025 07:40
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❤️🩹Kaunista terapiaa Lahti ✨️🫶 Pikku-Veskun ja Vesijärven välisen sillan alla hauskat kuviot 🤩
22.01.2025 10:41
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❤️🩹 Kaunista terapiaa Lahti 🌞 Pikku-Vesku ja Ankkuri 🫶
20.01.2025 18:54
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