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Hi Me and my dad are planning a trip to get to the arctic in Sweden this June. We were thinking of getting up there as quickly as possible and then having a slower ride back for a look around we have two weeks and would welcome any tips on places to stay or things we really should see. Many thanks for any info.

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Are you sure about "Arctic Sweden" because there is no Arctic Sweden.
You should go Finland and Norway there you can found intresting places.

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You should go Finland and Norway there you can found intresting places.
I would have to agree with this.
The northern parts of Norway and Finland are quite spectacular
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Hi I should have said via Sweden, as there are no ferries from the UK to Norway now we were planning on going to Denmark then on to sweden. and heading north. This will be our first trip up there and with a limited time schedual would welcome any info
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Hi I should have said via Sweden, as there are no ferries from the UK to Norway now we were planning on going to Denmark then on to sweden. and heading north. This will be our first trip up there and with a limited time schedual would welcome any info
You can get to Norway on a cargo ship, its cheaper than the ferry to denmark.
Boat goes twice a week Immingham - Brevik (Near Oslo)
DFDS Seaways' Brevik - Immingham freight ferry shipping route - DFDSSeaways.com/Freight
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Nice find Whynot, have u used them before?
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Nice find Whynot, have u used them before?
Yep, took that route last year.
pretty good all round, they keep you well fed.
Only thing is you have to be a bit flexible with the departure date and time, we ended up being called at 2am as they were packed up and ready to go early. We ended up leaving at 4ish instead of 5am.
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The Arctic circle runs through Sweden.
However Norway and Finland have areas further north than Sweden.

For motorcyclists (and adventure car riders) the North Cape in Norway is a very famous place to visit.

I believe the Moto Guzzi Norge (the original one from before our grand grand parents were born) were named after the reliability this Moto Guzzi model proved on a trip from the Guzzi Factory to North Cap in Norway and back to the factory again.

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Hi Me and my dad are planning a trip to get to the arctic in Sweden this June. We were thinking of getting up there as quickly as possible and then having a slower ride back for a look around we have two weeks and would welcome any tips on places to stay or things we really should see. Many thanks for any info.

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Hello Dion, a great tread start !

Thanks for the great feedback all !..

I'm hoping to be heading to the Artic Circle loop ( Denmark - Sweden - Finnland - Norway -) coast roads except for the Finland crossing and done anti-clockwise . Start mid July, say 3 to 4 week loop. If anyones about it would be good to know / catch-up.

If anyone has GPS POI's or tracks this would also be appreciated !

Cheers and ride safe.
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Hello Dion, a great tread start !

Thanks for the great feedback all !..

I'm hoping to be heading to the Artic Circle loop ( Denmark - Sweden - Finnland - Norway -) coast roads except for the Finland crossing and done anti-clockwise . Start mid July, say 3 to 4 week loop. If anyones about it would be good to know / catch-up.

If anyone has GPS POI's or tracks this would also be appreciated !

Cheers and ride safe.
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What kind of GPS tracks you are looking for?
I have lot of them
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Oh, and all you need to know about motorcycle travel in Norway here:

Budget travel in Norway - Minutes of a Motorcycle Addict

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I am planning a 6 to 8 week trip to Norway vai France, Belgium , Holland Germany, Sweden. Then across the sea bridge [I think its called Ostund Bridge] into Sweden. Traverse north west to Norway and pick up E6. Home thro Finland ,Helsinki to Tallin ferry. Eastonia ,Latvia Lithuania etc. I also will travel alone with camping gear. No GPS just maps , compass and a tongue in my head. Can anyone see any pitfall in my plan
Ill keep an update on Solo Bike Tour for Cancer with Julians Restaurant, Hoylake . Any feed back appreciated. Jules.
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awesome def need some more info on winter riding
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