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Tour de Finlande 2010: The Photoalbum

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Ready to leave Oulu

In Ajos (Kemi) at Anna-Maija and Jukka's place

Nanna, Eija, Naoko and I at Sampo icebreaker

Paakkola on my mind

Blue sky of Lapland

Classic picture at the Arctic Circle

Sodankylä observatory

Acting in front of the midnight sun

Breakfast in Saariselkä

Kullankaivajat (gold-diggers) in Ivalo

The Bear's den stone

Arctic Ocean snowmobile route

Hyvää juhannusta!

Getting in the Utsjoki municipality

On the road to Kautokeino

Pouring dam before Kautokeino

Bike preacher in Kautokeino churh

Tunturi-Lapin luontokeskus Skierri

Yli-Muonio wooden house

Finnish-Swedish borderline at Muonio

The historical Shell gas station at Muonio

On the Northern Lights Route between Muonio and Kolari

Jokinainen, the floating bride

The Muonionjoki river between Kolari and Pello

Statue of the Olympic champion Eero Mäntyranta in Pello

The bell tower of Övertorneå church

The clock house at the fishing museum of Kukkolaforsen

Relaxing in the bus from Tornio to Oulu

Bicycle maintenance

New Schwalbe Marathon Plus

Annoying holes on the side road

Tervan tie, the Tar Route

The Ahmaskoski suspension bridge

On the Alassalmi ferryboat

Help! That's too steep!

Tulliniemi bridge

Sunset in Kuhmo

Winter War memorial site in Kuhmo

Chopping wood with 30 degrees outside?

Organ in the church of Nurmes

A house in Puu-Juuka

The Finnish Stone Center

On the lift to the top of Ukko-Koli

On the very top of Ukko-Koli

Picturesque dinner on the quay

Fastening the bike on the Koli-Lieksa ferry

Exhibition of traditional Karelian dresses

Solo performance in Vuonislahti

Eva Ryynänen's house

The southern beach of Lake Pielinen

Sweating under the sun

Pesäpallo in Viinijärvi

Entrance of the Orthodox church in Viinijärvi

The main chapel of Valamo Monastery

Saint Paraskeva's tsasouna at Lintula convent

Unpacking the tent

A sailing boat getting into the Taipale canal at Varkaus

The railway museum in Pieksämäki

Mikkeli Cathedral

The Green Gold Culture Road

Beautiful scenery at Lake Saimaa

Help! What happened to my skin?

The Puumala bridge

The vertical side walk in Puumala

Ancient rock paintings in Syrjäsalmi

Waiting for the Kietävälä ferry

The Olavinlinna castle

Kerimäki wooden church

Metsä on Suomen tuki

Punkaharju ridge

Fake border guard

Do not trepass!

Decapitated bears

Kolmen Ristin Kirkko by Alvar Aalto

The 7 turbines of Imatra power plant

The quiet River Vuoksi

The roaring River Vuoksi

Memorial to the Reds died during the Finnish Independence War in the Fortress of Lappeenranta

View of Lappeenranta harbour with the Fortress in the backgroud

A Finnish Messerschmitt 109

Kuovola Radio Museum

One of the buildings in the garrison area of Kasarmimäki in Kouvola

Talking on the telephone

Sky jumping in Lahti

Potatoes, potatoes!!!!!

The prison museum in Hämeenlinna

Hämeen linna, the Häme Castle

Brezhnev, Kekkonen and me

Härkatie, the Ox Road

Pyhän Jaakon kirkko in Renko

Picking blueberries in Tammela woods

The ancient factory area of Forssa

Forssa Town Museum

Cycling in the countryside towards Yläne

The church of Laitila

Frans Veranen, founder of the first soft drink factory in Laitila

Windy rain in Untamala

Finally in Ruotsinluoto

The harbour at Uusikaupunki

Ready for a sailing/cycling trip!

Steering the boat

Sailing with a bike fastened to the mast

Bike at the sea

Sailing in front of Suomenlinna

The Finnish icebreaker fleet waiting for the next winter in Helsinki

At the Guest Harbour of Katajanokka in Helsinki

Petter and I at the harbour of Barösund

The old fire station of Fiskars

The King's Route

Planning the next day's trip in the woods of Sauvo

AGA Luminette film projector in Paimio museum of electricity

Along the Archipelago route

The harbour of Nagu

Statue of Jean Sibelius in Korpo

The old church of Korpo

Houtskär administrative office

Saariston Rengastie, the Archipelago Trail

Indoor view of the church of Kustavi

Naantali historical city centre

The bell tower of Porvoo catherdral

Wooden houses in Porvoo

Along the river in Porvoo

The church of Pernå

The church of Loviisa

In the town museum of Loviisa

Platform for rug washing at the lake in Ruotsinpyhtää

The fire station of the ironworks of Ruotsinpyhtää

Old painting of the church of Pyhtää

The Maritime Museum of Finland

My room in Villa Lehmus at Kotka

Sunset in Kotka

Getting to the start of the Tour de Helsinki

Interviewing the winner of the Tour de Helsinki 2009

Waiting for the race to start

The crowd in front of me at the start

The crowd behind me at the start

The list of arrivals (page including my time)

In the Helsinki Velodrome at the end of the race

At the entrance of Helsinki Velodrome

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