Leaving our Workaway in Kautokieno we headed west, towards another Norwegian town named Karasjok, we filled up the van with diesel and headed across the border into Finland for our long trip south,
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Video - Driving down Finland in our Camper van
This Video shows the long trip down Finland from the high arctic circle through Inari, Rovaniemi Saaraselka, Poorvu, and Helsinki before catching the ferry to Tallinn.
Living with Sami Reindeer Herders
Before we knew it we had arrived in the small town of Kautokieno, a small village in the heart of the tundranous landscape. Sprawling with rolling hills and silver birch. We were eager to see what relationship we would build with this town over the coming weeks.
Video - Living with Sami Reindeer Herders
We spent a month living with Sami reindeer herders in Finnmark, the coldest place in Norway high above the arctic circle. We had the best four weeks and learnt so much from the Sami way of life. Experiencing -36 degree temperatures and 3 hour snow mobile rides was just the tip of the iceberg
Vanlife - Our time in Lofoten
As we woke nice and early and left our supermarket car park we were excited to board the ferry and head to the Lofoten Archipelago, Lofoten was a must for us, since we planned this trip we knew we wanted to head to that part of Norway, we were enticed buy the huge mountains, gorgeous fjords and picturesque villages.