Grüße, ich komme aus Serbien, wir überlegen, in Finnland Rad zu fahren und zu campen. Was Verpflichtungen und Arbeit angeht, würde uns der August am besten passen. Sie würden mindestens 15 Tage bleiben. Sie würden nach Helsinki fliegen. Wie ist denn das Wetter? Habt ihr Vorschläge für eine etwa 800 km lange Route? Sollten wir von Helsinki aus einen Zug nehmen und eine Rückfahrt oder eine Rundstrecke machen? Wir fahren am liebsten durch die Natur, deshalb müssen es keine Asphaltstraßen sein, sondern eher Schotter. Wir sehen uns gerne die Umgebung an 🙂 also wären ca. 50-70 km pro Tag max. Ist Camping erlaubt? Wir machen kein Feuer (kochen mit Gas) und lassen nichts zurück. Worauf sollten wir beim Camping achten? Gibt es Wildtiere, auf die wir achten sollten? (Wir haben Wölfe, in 15 Jahren Camping habe ich keinen einzigen getroffen, Rehe, Schakale, Eulen …) Jeder Rat ist willkommen. Entschuldigung für mein Englisch, es ist nicht meine Muttersprache.
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Sounds great!
Weather can vary a lot, but lately Augusts have been nice and warm, with daytime temps between 25 and 30. August sometimes comes with some heavy rainshowers, but continuous rain is not that common.
Starting from Helsinki, I’d aim towards Mäntyharju, and ride towards a place called Sulkava, then Liperi and Nurmes etc. You could make it a circular route, or carry on towards the north/northwest. Kajaani has a train station, for instance, where you can chuck your bikes in and take a train back to Helsinki.
The general area allows you to choose between paved big roads, paved small roads, and the occasional gravel.
Wild camping is legal, but camping grounds are a popular choice as well, as they allow you to have a warm shower and sauna, tidy bathrooms, many have washing machines etc. If you find bed and breakfast places along the way, why not try them as well – I’ve had great experience of them.
The only harmful wildlife you’re likely to come across are mosquitos and ticks. There is one species of venomous snake, but they will also try to run away. Wolves and bears exist, but seeing them is extremely unlikely, and in general animals don’t show interest in campsites.
I would say, check out archipelago ring road in Turku archipelago, there is a shorter option 120 km and a longer 250 km one if you would like to incorporate that into your tour. There are ferries along the route. Other than that, I would go to lakeland Finland unless you want to visit Lapland.
Temporary camping is allowed everywhere. Obviously not on people’s backyards but forests, lakeshores etc. You’ve got a lot of time and can see a lot in that time. So it depends what kind of scenery you want. If you’re into Lapland you could do something like Rovaniemi-Ylläs-Inari-Rovaniemi, but the latter part of it would be just a highway for the most part. But there are also doable routes elsewhere in Lapland with smaller roads.
Other possibilities include the archipelago & nearby areas. Or the Lakeland (Lappeenranta, Savonlinna, Puumala, Punkaharju etc.) with shitloads of lakes and shores to camp on (some places have restrictions because of the Saimaa ringed seal). Or eastern Finland with lots and lots of small roads and quiet forests with no people.
Wildlife won’t be a problem, bears and wolves are scared of people. Very unlikely to see them. In Lapland the water tends to be a lot clearer and colder and in some places suitable to drink straight out of the stream, but not in the south. But water is everywhere so it won’t be a problem with proper procedures.
Check out this: [https://www.bikeland.fi/bikepacking](https://www.bikeland.fi/bikepacking)