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A Cross-Country Trip to Finland

By A Kuld World

April 5^th, 2016

Cold, Cold Finland

Armed with the warmest outdoor gear available on the market, two of my great friends and I set off towards a national park located far beyond the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Finland. We drove there all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark in a car packed with warm sleeping bags and some cross-country skis from the 80’s.

We made only one stop on our way to the national park. It was at a beautiful lighthouse, located on a small island only accessible by walking across the frozen sea.

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Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park

While we were in the national park, the temperature dropped to around -19°F, making it extremely difficult for us to remain outside. Thankfully our equipment kept us warm and the lovely wilderness huts were complete with fireplaces.

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Northern Lights

On our last night in the wild, the sky exploded the colors of the most beautiful northern lights I have ever seen – our mission there was complete!

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Video from our trip

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Footnotes

A special thanks to Visit Finland, Nissan Denmark and Yeti/Nordisk for helping with the adventure and to Sophie Debefve (sifolsen.wordpress.com) for proofreading my text.

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A special thanks to Visit Finland, Nissan Denmark and Yeti/Nordisk for helping with the adventure and to Sophie Debefve (sifolsen.wordpress.com) for proofreading my text.

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