Nördlich der Sonne

Buckle your seatbelt Dorothy…

This 2,300 km journey through Arctic Europe is one of the most ambitious and rewarding cycling routes in the north. Traversing Finland, Norway, and Sweden, it leads you through a region where silence stretches wider than the sky and every kilometer carries the echo of old cultures, deep wilderness, and raw endurance. Nothing is easy about this route, and it will test you to your limit in places. But that’s the reason to consider this journey.

I’ve been to the northernmost parts of Norway twice already, but I still feel the pull of those rough landscapes—places where you meet more reindeer than people. On those earlier trips, I stuck to the main roads in Finnmark. This year, I wanted to explore more remote areas, ride quiet gravel roads, and even tackle some hike-a-bike sections.