Blogs from Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, Europe - page 2

Hey Everyone, Were writing to you from lovely Oulu where its always raining!!! We arrived on May 22 at 9 pm and it was beautiful out. The sun set at 11:00 pm and we got to watch some of it from the ocean side beach near our cabin. Unfortunately, that was the only sun we have seen in our 5 days here... We finally found the library where we could use the internet, but low and behold, there was some sort of holiday yesterday and everything was closed. Our campsite is awesome and we've been enjoying our time in this small, picturesque town. Tomorrow morning, we leave for Helsinki again where we will spend the remainder of our trip before heading home on Tuesday morning. Finland has been an excellent place to visit and we will ... read more

Motorhome News from Europe 26 Sweden 5th July 2005 Across the Arctic Circle - twice; and into Finland If I asked you to paint me a picture of Lapland, it would of course have to include reindeer, wouldn’t it? It would also probably show Lapps in reindeer-skin coats, hood covered heads down, pulling a sleigh in a snow and wind-lashed landscape. Things have changed a bit. These days Sami, the indigenous people of Saapmi go about their business un-noticed and herding on foot is almost a thing of the past. The reindeer live freely in the forest and they are now only gathered together for separating and marking of new calves. Many Sami herd their beasts by snowmobile, 4 X 4 or helicopter nowadays and their traditional costume is generally reserved for special festive occasions. About ... read more