Finland Rusland Noorwegen Zweden Arctic Ride 21 Dagen

All Road through the vast wildernesses of Finland/Sweden, North Cape Norway and Murmansk Russia

What could be better than riding your All Road motorcycle through the wilderness of Finland and Sweden and staying overnight in log cabins or traditional wooden hotels with private sauna in wooded areas and/or by a lake.

From the Netherlands we drive to northern Germany to take the ferry to Helsinki. The ferry crossing is 30 hours so we sleep 1 night on the ferry in a cabin.

From Helsinki, the All Road journey will begin to the Arctic Circle and the land of Santa Claus.

Finland is known for its many lakes and vast forests through which we will drive unpaved with a big smile and where we sometimes have to watch out for a reindeer on the unpaved road.

Halfway through this trip, we have a rest day and can wash our belongings and check out the area around Santa Claus village.

Through an abandoned post we cross the border into Russia. We then enter the Russian peninsula with the lovely name of Kola. Here we drive on paved road to the city of Murmansk, on the Barents Sea.

Then we drive briefly through Norway to look for the North Cape.

Then we will cross the border into Sweden and experience some wonderful All Road days here in unspoiled nature.

This trip is a pilot trip, which means that the hotels are booked and the route is made in advance, however, we will see on the spot if we are going to deviate from the route because of e.g. the degree of difficulty.

NOTE: This special trip is also possible as an ON-ROAD trip. You drive a different route every day together with the follow car and meet again at the hotel at the end of the day. In between, it is also possible to meet each other.

Finland Russia Norway Sweden Arctic Ride

21 Days

Type of trip: All Road and On Road

Travel time months 2021: August / September

Travel time months 2022: August / September

Driving days: 18

Day parts unpaved: 14

Rest days during the tour: 3

Group size: 8 - 12 people

Travel Fee Rider/duo: from €3,895.

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Aug. 12, 2023

September 1, 2023

21 OPEN

DAY	FROM	TO	KM
1	Utrecht Netherlands	Travemunde (Germany)	550	Ferry Terminal
2	Travemunde	Helsinki (Finland)		Ferry
3	Helsinki	Petajavesi	370
4	Petasavesi	Metsarkatano	440
5	Metsarkatano	Suomussalmi	290
6	Suomussalmi	Ruka	295
7	Ruka	Murmansk (Russia)	540
8	Murmansk	Stay
9	Murmansk	Repparfjord (Norway)	610	Via Finland
10	Repparfjord	Stay	300	North Cape
11	Repparfjord	Muonio (Finland)	380	Other route unpaved 340km
12	Muonio	Rovaniema	270
13	Rovaniema	Stay
14	Rovaniema	Bredsel (Sweden)	430
15	Bredsel	Vilhelmina	385
16	Vilhelmina	Vemdalen	460
17	Vemdalen	Leksand	280
18	Leksand	Motala	380
19	Motala	Vittsjo	415
20	Vittsjo	Rodby (Denmark)	250
21	Rodby	Utrecht (Netherlands)	700	Ferry 45 minutes to Putgarden Germany
			7.400	Total

Highlights of the trip:

Unpaved with your own All Road motorcycle
Vast wilderness of Finland and Sweden
Arctic Circle
Murmansk
North Cape
Stay overnight in wooden traditional villa with sauna
Santa Claus village
In wild reindeer
Campfire by a lake

Overnight

The nights described in the explanation may vary due to limited availability, but we will certainly look for comparable alternative.

Follow car

There will be a follow car along for luggage. The follow car will drive a different route for large parts of the trip.

Heaviness of the journey

This trip has many miles per day with many unpaved roads so this trip can be tough.

Individual riding

The stages will be interval started, so we will not ride as a large group. The idea is to leave at 10 to 15 minute intervals with 2 or 3 riders.

Breakfast

nights with hotel are with breakfast but nights in a wooden villa or log cabin are without breakfast and should be arranged by yourself.

Lunch

For lunch, you can decide where to eat along the way.

En route

Be sure to carry drinking water with you at all times in addition to rain gear ect. Even though the trip is called RALLY we are not going to drive fast and abide by all local rules. In addition, we recommend that you stop every hour. Enjoy the scenery and nature.

Tires

For this trip, you need to drive all road tires or to be more precise, an 80/20 or possibly a 50/50 tire that can run on both asphalt and dirt roads.

Briefing

Before the trip on the ferry you will have a general briefing where everything will be told. In addition, you will receive advance instructions each morning for the day's leg that may be relevant.

Interval start day stage

Each morning, according to schedule of the previous day(s), the list will be announced who leaves at what time. The slowest from the previous day(s) will leave first and the fastest last. If we use an interval of 10 minutes and we have 6 groups, the last one will start more than 1 hour later.

The price includes the following:

All hotel stays, most with breakfast
2 nights ferry
Follow car for luggage
Special accommodations such as luxury wooden villa ( no breakfast )
Ferry crossing to Helsinki ( 30 hours )
Ferry Rodby (Denmark) - Puttgarden (Germany) 45 minutes
Dutch tour guide on the motorcycle
Ride2Discover Dutch tour guide
Ride2Discover T-Shirt

What is not included in the price:

Other meals and drinks
Breakfast when staying overnight wooden traditional villa
Visa Russia
International driving license
Any toll roads and entrances
Personal expenses

Additional service we can offer you:

Day 1 Departure to Travelmunde ferry Terminal ( Germany )

Basically we drive independently to the ferry in northern Germany where we meet each other. A possible meeting somewhere at the Dutch / German border and then drive together to the ferry is also a possibility. We check in in the evening at the terminal of the ferry.

Day 2 Ferry to Helsinki ( Finland )

The ferry leaves early after midnight, duration about 29/30 hours. The ferry has many facilities for entertainment on board.

Day 3 Arrival Helsinki and 1st stage to Petajavesi

Early in the morning we come ashore and immediately ride our bikes up the 1^ste stage. We have to pass through Helsinki for a bit before turning off the main road and starting our all-road journey. In the center not far from our overnight stay there is an all wood church built in 1763-1765 that falls under UNERSCO.

Our accommodation is 2 kilometers from the center in nature. Cozy wooden house with several bedrooms close to a lake. Sauna is available, breakfast we have to arrange ourselves.

Day 4 Petajavesi - Metsakartano

After breakfast we continue driving north - east and by now we are already in the area with many lakes. Again we drive a lot of unpaved roads and enjoy the silence.

We stay overnight in several wooden cottages at a hotel resort with sauna ( free ) and pool, jacuzzi, massage and wellness center for an additional charge.

Day 5 Metsakartano - Suomussalmi

By now we are driving north on the east side of Finland and the Russian border is getting closer. Last part of this stage we pass a museum and memorial of the battlefield around the town of Suomussalmi. On November 30, 1939, the 163^ste division of the Soviets crossed the border to take the city of Oulu on the Gulf of Bothnia through the city of Suomussalmi and split Finland in two. However the Finns manage to hold out with far fewer troops and even fight back and once again recapture the city. It is estimated that between 13,000-27,000 Russians were killed and among the Finns only 350-900 soldiers.

Our overnight stay is in the town of the same name in the center with a large indoor pool attached.

Day 6 Suomussalmi - Ruka

After a good breakfast we continue driving north. Large part of the day we ride unpaved close to the Russian border.

This time we have a large wooden villa to ourselves with sauna and a great view.

Day 7 Ruka - Murmansk ( Russia )

Today we leave Finland and cross the border into Russia to drive to the port city of Murmansk.

We spend the night in the center close to the harbor in a distinctive Russian stately hotel.

Day 8 Murmansk stay

Murmansk is not only the northernmost city in Russia. Óóó this port city is the largest city in Arctic region, located on the Kola Peninsula. The city is the center for nuclear icebreakers. The biggest attraction of the city? That is anyway the Lenin, the largest and first nuclear icebreaker in the world. Inside this immense ship you can book a tour, visiting the nuclear reactor, the navigation room, the captain's cabin and the reception hall.

About a 10-minute drive from Murmansk is the Alyosha monument, which is worth visiting. This monument consists of a giant concrete statue of a soldier. This 35-meter-tall statue was once erected to commemorate the soldiers who defended Murmansk in World War II.

Furthermore, you will find plenty of museums in Murmansk where you can dive into the city's history!

Day 9 Murmansk - Repparfjord ( via Finland to Norway )

Today many kilometers but on paved roads. We drive first to the border with Finland and then on to the border with Norway towards the North Cape.

Our overnight stay for 2 days is a cozy wooden hotel nicely set in nature. Also here you can use a wonderful sauna.

Day 10 Repparfjord stay ( North Cape ride )

Today we will drive to the North Cape, the northernmost point of Europe, and then drive back to the same hotel.

Day 11 Reppartfjord - Muonio ( Finland )

We drive back to Finland on road, last part may be unpaved.

The overnight stay for tonight is 3 wooden apartments/cottages in nature.

Day 12 Muonio - Rovaniema

We wave goodbye to the reindeer and continue south, a beautiful all-road ride that takes us to the birthplace of Santa Claus.

Overnight is in the center.

Day 13 Rovaniema stay

We are staying an extra day to rest our bodies and, of course, to visit Santa Claus village.

Day 14 Rovaniema - Bredsel ( Sweden )

Today we make the crossing to Sweden and will spend the night in the town of Bredsel. Right on the lake in the middle of the nature park Storforsens reserve.