Since our last blog, when we left you in the Swedish town of Vilhelmina , we have been back to Norway briefly and spent three weeks in Finland. We have crossed the Arctic Circle no less than eight times, seen lots of reindeer in Lapland ( but no Santa), found a Lancaster Bomber, stayed in a sami kåta and a shed, felled some virtual trees, visited a Russian fortress and sampled Åland pancakes. In this blog we have recipes, will provide lessons in Finnish, will explain why the arctic circle isn’t where it is supposed to be, and tell you about one of the most endangered seals in the world. The road between Vilhelmina and Gäddede is known as the Vildmarksvägen (wilderness road) and takes in some of the most dramatic country in Sweden. There are
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