carol :: Lappland - home to the Sami people
Lapland (Swedish: Lappland) is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.  It is located in Northern Europe & spans over 4 countries:  Norway, Sweden, Finland, & Russia.
Recently, we've made a roadtrip of 3,266km within this region to see the differences between Norway, Sweden, & a bit of Finland.  Although we missed the midnight sun this time, the sky wasn't in total darkness even when it passed midnight when travelling into the far north.  It was weird to run into golfers waiting to tee-off at 3am in Bjorkliden. 
Obviously, we didn't get to visit santa claus during summer... but we ran into A LOT of his little helpers popping out in the middle of nowhere  ; )
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fishing @ kukkolankoski, finland
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kukkolankoski rapids in finland
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kukkolankoski rapids in finland
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entering the arctic circle
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50km south of kiruna we stumbled into rudolph crossing the road
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torne river @ kiruna, sweden
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50km south of kiruna we stumbled into rudolph crossing the road
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torne river @ kiruna, sweden
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kungsleden trail @ abisko national park
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kungsleden trail @ abisko national park
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'the longest journey is the journey within'
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wild cloudberries
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lapporten @ björkliden, the gateway to lappland, where the u-shaped valley was formed during the ice age
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lapporten @ björkliden, the gateway to lappland, where the u-shaped valley was formed during the ice age*
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Lake Torneträsk @ 2:30am - probably the darkest it would get in mid-aug
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wild lingonberries
my handpicked wild cloudberries
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Lake Torneträsk @ 2:30am - probably the darkest it would get in mid-aug
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wild lingonberries
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my handpicked wild cloudberries
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moose sign in norway
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a 6.5km long tunnel in norway
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moose sign in norway
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a 6.5km long tunnel in norway*
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sea eagle @ trollfjord
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along E10 @ Lofoten
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along E10 @ Lofoten
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