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Route description for Destination: Finland-Arctic Circle


Destination: Finland-Arctic Circle

Once to the Arctic Circle from Northern Germany to Sweden-Finland-Sweden and back Report is not yet complete. Will continue to be processed for the next few days.

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Schortens, Deutschland

Start time around 12 noon in bright sunshine
26 °

26419 Schortens, Deutschland

53° 32' 17.2" N 7° 56' 39.3" E

53.5381133 7.9442591


☍ 46,5 km ( 39 min.)

Kötermoorer Str. 21, 26936 Stadland, Deutschland

53° 23' 29.2" N 8° 22' 11.3" E

53.3914330 8.3697989


☍ 103,0 km (1 hrs. 23 min.)

21706 Drochtersen, Deutschland

53° 47' 17.2" N 9° 22' 26.4" E

53.7881106 9.3740136


☍ 28,0 km (1 hrs. 7 min.)

Carl-Zeiss-Straße 5, 25524 Itzehoe, Deutschland

53° 55' 16.8" N 9° 30' 20.9" E

53.9213248 9.5058047


☍ 140,4 km (1 hrs. 37 min.)

Uge Lystfiskeri og Camping v/Hans Petersen, Åbenråvej, Tingleff, Dänemark

We chose this campsite to meet friends. They were just on their way back from their vacation in Denmark.

The campsite has a fishing pond.
Size: Medium I would say
Some permanent campers, quiet area.
Small shop that has a lot.
Very nice staff

Åbenråvej 95, 6360 Tinglev, Dänemark

54° 57' 41.5" N 9° 17' 35.5" E

54.9615410 9.2932040


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Uge Lystfiskeri og Camping v/Hans Petersen, Åbenråvej, Tingleff, Dänemark

The 2nd day begins. We are always up early, also because of the dogs.
Breakfast outside in front of the motorhome in great weather. So we start in bright sunshine at around 8 a.m. Destination Sweden!

Åbenråvej 95, 6360 Tinglev, Dänemark

54° 57' 41.5" N 9° 17' 35.5" E

54.9615410 9.2932040


☍ 468,3 km (4 hrs. 22 min.)

Sjötorpet Camping Park

Day 2 Arrival in Sweden.
Denmark doesn't appeal to us that much, so we always drive through it as quickly as possible. We may be forgiven.
to the campsite: located on a lake where you could also swim. Location right on a quiet street. Well suited as a stopover, but doesn't offer much else


Strandvägen 4, 28531, Markaryd, Schweden

56° 27' 55.1" N 13° 36' 2.9" E

56.4653000 13.6008000


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Sjötorpet Camping Park

Back up early and had a delicious breakfast outside. Oh yes, in the evening you can of course sit and dine in front of the mobile home. The evening is beautified with a dry glass of red wine.
The 3rd day begins. Sunday at around 8 a.m., like almost every day

Strandvägen 4, 28531, Markaryd, Schweden

56° 27' 55.1" N 13° 36' 2.9" E

56.4653000 13.6008000


☍ 220,9 km (2 hrs. 24 min.)


Kalmar, Schweden

56° 39' 48.4" N 16° 21' 24.4" E

56.6634447 16.3567791


☍ 207,4 km (2 hrs. 17 min.)

Yxningens Camping, Yxningens Camping, Gusum, Schweden

The camping site in Sweden is at a lake again. The lake is also used as a bathing lake for the surrounding villages during the day. When we arrived around 4 p.m. the parking lot was still quite full, but luckily there was already a short-term parking space available for us. At 7 p.m. we took a refreshing swim in the lake. A nice campsite. Again, very nice people from the campsite.
Fishing would also be very possible here. Located in quiet nature. You could stay there one day longer to relax

Yxningens Camping, 610 40 Gusum, Schweden

58° 16' 54.4" N 16° 27' 41.9" E

58.2817860 16.4616360


☍ 765,2 km (12 hrs. 1 min.)

Vuorensivuntie 79, 35600 Jämsä, Finnland

61° 52' 18.4" N 24° 49' 42.7" E

61.8717659 24.8285338


☍ 765,0 km (12 hrs. 5 min.)

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Yxningens Camping, Yxningens Camping, Gusum, Schweden

Day 4 starts again with great sunshine and blue skies, 26 °.

Our goal: to see Stockholm and the city. The parking space near the city center is unfortunately completely occupied. Nothing can be done without prior reservation. Not even for 4 hours, because then our ferry would leave. The nice young lady tells us that there is another parking space at an exhibition center. This is a bit away from the center and offers nothing else apart from electricity. But we can run the air conditioning for the dogs, so that we can swing on the bike calmly and head for the next destination by bike.

Yxningens Camping, 610 40 Gusum, Schweden

58° 16' 54.4" N 16° 27' 41.9" E

58.2817860 16.4616360


☍ 201,2 km (2 hrs. 15 min.)

Östermalms Saluhall, Stockholm, Schweden

We were already in the old market hall in 2015 and that's why I wanted to go there again. When we finally arrived by bike, it was closed for renovation. The new hall looked cool and not as beautiful as the old one. Somehow the flair was missing.
The outward tour by bike turned out to be a bit complicated, as there were some construction sites on the bike paths. Google Maps had a hard time with it and so we did one or two laps :-)
The cycle path network is great in Stockholm, so we found the way back much faster. But in between we treated ourselves to a delicious lunch in the city.

Östermalm, 114 42 Stockholm, Schweden

59° 20' 9.5" N 18° 4' 44.2" E

59.3359666 18.0789358


☍ 3,3 km ( 7 min.)

Värtahamnen, Stockholm, Schweden

Here we went on the ferry to Turku.
Our cabin was not yet "dry", but since we have a not very easy dog of the two, we asked if we could move into the room. No problem at all and so we went to our cute little room for the night.
The ferry already offered a lot of delicious food, shop, casino so that the evening passed quickly. Neither of our dogs wanted to use the pee tree for the dogs. But everything was calm and relaxed.

115 41 Stockholm, Schweden

59° 21' 0.2" N 18° 6' 26.2" E

59.3500630 18.1072679


☍ 322,5 km (7 hrs. 18 min.)

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Turku, Finnland

60° 27' 6.5" N 22° 15' 59.9" E

60.4518126 22.2666302


☍ 163,6 km (1 hrs. 55 min.)

Tampere, Finnland

61° 29' 51.9" N 23° 45' 39.4" E

61.4977524 23.7609535


☍ 142,9 km (1 hrs. 45 min.)

Petäjävesi Old Church, Petäjävesi, Finnland

In the travel guide we discovered the old stave church. We decided to take a look at them, as we unfortunately had not found many other options that interested us.

There is a small parking lot by the river near the church, which is also suitable for mobile homes. You can walk to the church in 5 minutes.
The church was built in 1763/1764. For me it is always associated with awe when you look at the achievements of people back then. The young lady at the reception told us that the church has so far been spared a fire. Our comment: What a sacred place. If you are interested in old handicrafts and churches, this is the place for you.

41900 Petäjävesi, Finnland

62° 15' 0.5" N 25° 11' 2.1" E

62.2501498 25.1839150


☍ 18,3 km ( 16 min.)

Jyväskylä METSÄRANTA, Metsärannantie, Jyväskylä, Finnland

The campsite was in the middle of the forest by a lake. Actually an idyllic location. But the operators or employees weren't exactly the friendliest. The weather was still cool and cloudy. After we got to know Finland on the first day, I was disappointed. Except for the staff church and the market hall, it was somehow not what I had thought. Drive, drive, forest, road, forest, road. Then there was the lack of sun, the campground which was not ideal for me and thus the "forest blues" was born ;-) The route on this day was probably a bit too long for me. But who has ever had a forest blues ;-)
There were two sanitary rooms, too few for the number of people staying overnight. Because in each room there was 1 toilet, 1 washbasin and 1 shower together, with the toilet in the middle of the room. Everything did not make the latest impression and not optimally maintained.

Metsärannantie 56, 41930 Kuohu, Finnland

62° 15' 41.8" N 25° 28' 5.6" E

62.2616120 25.4682331


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Jyväskylä METSÄRANTA, Metsärannantie, Jyväskylä, Finnland

Metsärannantie 56, 41930 Kuohu, Finnland

62° 15' 41.8" N 25° 28' 5.6" E

62.2616120 25.4682331


☍ 511,1 km (6 hrs. 1 min.)

Camping Hossan Lumo

This campsite is beautifully located on a lake in the middle of the forest. Staff super nice and friendly. Small shop where you could even get grilled sausage.
The campsite has a great sauna and barbecue area. We really enjoyed both in the evening. Sitting outside at 11 p.m. and it's still light, just great. I could stay longer at the campsite. Sanitary facilities, kitchens, everything was great!

89920, Ruhtinansalmi, Finnland

65° 26' 31.2" N 29° 33' 3.6" E

65.4420000 29.5510000


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Camping Hossan Lumo

89920, Ruhtinansalmi, Finnland

65° 26' 31.2" N 29° 33' 3.6" E

65.4420000 29.5510000


☍ 176,0 km (1 hrs. 57 min.)

Kahvila- Ja Ruokapaikka Luokkala Oy, Kuusamontie, Suomutunturi, Finnland

Here is a coffee, bistro just before you cross the Arctic Circle. This place is less known than Rovaniemi. But it also has its charm. So we reached the Arctic Circle twice

Kuusamontie 1623, 98720 Suomutunturi, Finnland

66° 33' 16.6" N 28° 5' 16.7" E

66.5546205 28.0879641


☍ 42,8 km ( 28 min.)

Kemijärvi, Finnland

98100 Kemijärvi, Finnland

66° 42' 49.1" N 27° 25' 45.1" E

66.7136282 27.4292063


☍ 86,9 km ( 59 min.)

Rovaniemi, Finnland

Reached the Arctic Circle and visited Santa Claus Village.

When there is snow, you certainly cannot see the gray asphalt and the atmosphere is definitely better. But still it was a change to come.
Photos taken from the Arctic Circle, better from the marking. Postcards for Christmas sent to Santa's post office. We are curious to see whether they will arrive in time for Christmas.
There are of course many shops where you can always find the same thing for sale. But a couple of stores were very interesting. Like the shop where you could buy a wide variety of knives.
For dinner we treated ourselves to a flambé salmon with potato salad. We share a portion for 20 euros. That was completely sufficient as a snack for in between.

66° 30' 14.2" N 25° 43' 45.8" E

66.5039478 25.7293906


☍ 122,8 km (1 hrs. 23 min.)

Camping Tornio, Matkailijantie, Tornio, Finnland

Matkailijantie, 95470 Tornio, Finnland

65° 49' 54.2" N 24° 12' 7.1" E

65.8317310 24.2019710


☍ Distance not available (Duration not available)

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Camping Tornio, Matkailijantie, Tornio, Finnland

Matkailijantie, 95470 Tornio, Finnland

65° 49' 54.2" N 24° 12' 7.1" E

65.8317310 24.2019710


☍ 127,6 km (1 hrs. 29 min.)

Gammelstad Church Town, Kyrktorget, Gammelstad, Schweden

A visit to the church town and the church is worthwhile.
Information can be found here, for example: https: //colorfulcities.de/2018 ...

Kyrktorget 1, 954 33 Gammelstad, Schweden

65° 38' 46.8" N 22° 1' 42.9" E

65.6463420 22.0285910


☍ 63,0 km ( 45 min.)

Älvsbyn, Schweden

65° 40' 37.7" N 20° 59' 34.3" E

65.6771363 20.9928658


☍ 359,7 km (3 hrs. 54 min.)

Doro Camp Lapland, Storgatan, Dorotea, Schweden

Storgatan 1A, 917 31 Dorotea, Schweden

64° 15' 27.8" N 16° 23' 23.1" E

64.2577150 16.3897530


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Doro Camp Lapland, Storgatan, Dorotea, Schweden

Storgatan 1A, 917 31 Dorotea, Schweden

64° 15' 27.8" N 16° 23' 23.1" E

64.2577150 16.3897530


☍ 674,4 km (8 hrs. 26 min.)

Storängens Camping, Stugor & Outdoor, Erlandervägen, Ransäter, Schweden

Erlandervägen 2, 684 93 Ransäter, Schweden

59° 45' 48.1" N 13° 26' 55.4" E

59.7633567 13.4487224


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Storängens Camping, Stugor & Outdoor, Erlandervägen, Ransäter, Schweden

Erlandervägen 2, 684 93 Ransäter, Schweden

59° 45' 48.1" N 13° 26' 55.4" E

59.7633567 13.4487224


☍ 519,1 km (6 hrs. 35 min.)

Helsingør Camping, Strandalleen, Helsingør, Dänemark

Strandalleen 2, 3000 Helsingør, Dänemark

56° 2' 35.8" N 12° 36' 17.9" E

56.0432735 12.6049809


☍ Distance not available (Duration not available)

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Helsingør Camping, Strandalleen, Helsingør, Dänemark

Strandalleen 2, 3000 Helsingør, Dänemark

56° 2' 35.8" N 12° 36' 17.9" E

56.0432735 12.6049809


☍ 582,8 km (6 hrs. 22 min.)

Schortens, Deutschland

26419 Schortens, Deutschland

53° 32' 17.2" N 7° 56' 39.3" E

53.5381133 7.9442591