Typical landscape we drove through. The red post probably makes the edge of the snow covered road in winter

Lapland

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May 29th 2010
29 May 2010 We continued northwards on straight and very fast roads through endless uninhabited forest on rolling hills with small towns spaced every 100-150k. Every so often we needed to slow down to avoid the reindeer who were ambling across the road. We are now in Lapland inhabited by the Sami people who traditionally made their living from reindeer husbandry. At Arvidsjaur we looked rou ... read more

Europe » Sweden

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more