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Scandinavia travel account summer 2002

In the summer of 2002 we travelled through Scandinavia, through Denmark, Sweden, Finalnd to the North Cape and back south along the Norwegian coast

Denmark (day 1 and 2)

15 June 16 June
Groningen - Øksendrup , Odense From Øksendrup to Sweden (via Copenhagen)

Sweden (day 2,3 and 4)

16 June 17 June 18 June
"Øksendrup - Jälluntofta, we enter Sweden Jälluntofta - Nyköping, taking a long detour Nyköping - Stockholm, via Trosa

Finland (day 5 to 10)

19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June
From Turku to Helsinki Helsinki - Jyväskylä, many woods Jyväskylä - Oulu and more wood Oulu - Tornio (with a detour to Luleå, Sweden) Tornio - Ivalo, we pass the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi Ivalo - Norway, through northern Finland

Norway (day 10 to 23)

24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 June 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July
From Ivalo (Finland) to the North Cape From North Cape to Alta (via Hammerfest) Alta, looking for a gorge Alta - Krokelvdalen, we visit Tromsų Krokelvdalen - Sortland on the Vesterålen From Sortland to Laukvik on the Lofoten Driving the Lofoten from north to south From the Lofoten to Fauske Fauske - Namsos (crossing the arctic circle) Namsos - Oppdal (via Trondheim) Oppdal - Loen (stave churches, Geirangerfjord) Loen - Øvre Årdal, Jostedalsbre glacier Øvre Årdal - Oslo - Skarnes Back to Denmark

Denmark (day 24 and 25)

8 July 9 July
Safaripark at Givskud, Århus Bredsten - Groningen, the homeward journey to wet Holland
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