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Rudolf?
"Route Norway/Finland checked. End of September, beginning of October the route till Helsinki was riden on bike and checked. On some parts more reindeers as cars. Beautiful scenery, lakes, forests, long distances between services, a pleasure for long distance rides. Going back end of March and continue to inspect the route to Germany. Next: Spain"
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Well yeah, reindeers. It can be the most dull part of the trip for some, but there are lots of pretty forests and lakes, and the open landscape and fells in the north. And the experience of riding through Lapland can be quite different than any other road race like this, it can be remote like the mtb races. I think there was only two places to stop at during 320km on the last day of Ruska ride across Finland. Would have been even less with wrong timing. Here's Mikkos photos from that. Southern Finland is more dense.
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If I don't get in to TCR (and don't get finally seduced by SRMR) I'm thinking of doing Northcape-Tarifa as far as Nice (it's an official finish after 5000km) which is as much time as I'll be able to get off. It would be fun to ride in the north with long days, and the big alp climbs would be good. The bit I'm least excited about is riding the length of Finland which looks relatively flat and unpopulated. @Samuli, what is Finland like for riding - are there other attractions I'm not aware of (other than your house)?