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kalsarikännit
We're in Finland and don't understand a word. Super funny language. Feels like all the words are long and have a lot of Äs and Ös and Üs. Ole and I just read words to each other...
Ein Hauch von Afrika am Polarkreis
Santa Claus Village
Urho Kekkonen National Park-Nuortti Track - Hiking in the deepest Lapland
We chose Urho Kekkonen National Park (Finnish: Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto) for a multi-day hike through the Finnish landscape. This park is one of the largest in Finland and...
Fantastic fires and peaceful fauna of Finland
The border crossing into Finland, we could hardly pronounce or understand the road signs. For example, the sign that warns of speed cameras: Automaattinen liikennevalvonta. The...
Ruka National Park
Last weekend, some of the Erasmus students were in Ruka, near the Russian border. We left very early in the morning by bus and arrived after 4 hours. By the way, we saw a lot of...
Oulu 2.0 - Lara and Daniel in Kajaani
Last week I got a visit!
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The 15th day
After a great breakfast in the rustic cottage settlement in Kemi, we set off towards Oulu. Once we arrived, we parked directly at the historic harbor and enjoyed the sun in a...
The 14th day
Today we start our journey towards the south with fresh 8 degrees, but dry and sunny. First through the rocky landscape of Norway, then back into the flatter Lapland of Finland....
Day 9
Today, the longest stage of the day was on the program. We started from Kuopio at 06.00 o'clock sharp....... getting up was a bit annoying. But the sun was shining and we were...
Day 7 of the trip
Continuing through Finland🇫🇮
6th Day of Travel
Visit to the church village, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Day 18: Santa Claus and the Arctic Circle
The morning started as expected on the train. A glance out of the window revealed autumnal forests while we enjoyed cocoa with our sleepy hushed pastries filled with berry jam...
Rovaniemi - where Santa Claus lives
After our trip through the national park on the Russian border, we continued southbound. The next major city is called Rovaniemi and is located exactly on the Arctic Circle and...
Oulu 1.0
Last weekend, for the first time, I didn't sleep in my 'own' bed. Which, by the way, is not that bad, because the bed in my room is only 80cm wide... anyway. A majority of the...
Inari - Capital of Finnish Sami
It is quite interesting that the Sami live quite autonomously in Finland and Lapland and even have their own parliament in Inari. There are many Sami languages that are still...
Forest, just forest
From Karasjok to Finland
Day 7 of the trip
Continuing through Finland🇫🇮
Day 9
Today, the longest stage of the day was on the program. We started from Kuopio at 06.00 o'clock sharp....... getting up was a bit annoying. But the sun was shining and we were...
Oulu - at the most northerly Baltic Sea
In Oulu we had a smart day off, because so much power sightseeing can also be quite exhausting.
The 15th day
After a great breakfast in the rustic cottage settlement in Kemi, we set off towards Oulu. Once we arrived, we parked directly at the historic harbor and enjoyed the sun in a...
The 14th day
Today we start our journey towards the south with fresh 8 degrees, but dry and sunny. First through the rocky landscape of Norway, then back into the flatter Lapland of Finland....
6th Day of Travel
Visit to the church village, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Chapter 18: Oulu
During the daytime, the Santa Claus Village was overrun by numerous tourists. In order to meet HIM, you had to take a number and wait for over an hour. After a refreshing...
Chapter 17: Off to Santa Claus Village
After a shared brunch, the paths of the three German travel groups separated again. We gained Ben as another passenger, who hitchhiked to the North Cape. The goal of today's...
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