Höga Kusten, Kramfors

The GuardianJun 13

Journey into the midnight sun: my solo road trip to the top of Norway

I found cinematic landscapes, wild freedom and thousands of miles of perfect solitude on my campervan adventure through the Nordic countries It’s midnight, in June. Powder pink and dark grey clouds drift across a pallid sky, the palette reflecting in the motionless water of Lake Inari. Islets of pine and just-budding birch create pools of distorted shade close to the horizon of this 420 sq mile…

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HögakustenbronSightScandinavia’s longest suspension bridge
Höga KustenAirportUnesco world heritage site
Elsewhere
Lake InariSightInari, Finland420 sq mile lake in Lapland, northern Finland
Santa Claus’s Main Post OfficeSightRovaniemi, Finlandmeet Father Christmas in Rovaniemi
KnivskjelloddenSightNordkapp, NorwayEurope’s northernmost point
Kronborg SlotMuseumHelsingør, Denmark“Hamlet’s Castle”
Linnaeus’ HammarbySightUppsala, Sweden18th-century farm of Carl Linnaeus
Dannmark TrailTrailUppsala, Sweden10-mile walk between Linnaeus’s farm and Uppsala
Uppsala UniversitySightUppsala, Swedencelebrating finals
Sápmi ParkTheme parkKarasjok, Norwayintroduction to Sámi traditions
PorsangerfjordenSightKarasjok, Norwayfjord with fishing hamlets and viewpoints
MagerøyaSightNordkapp, Norwayisland upon which Nordkapp sits
Lofoten IslandsNeighborhoodLofoten, Norwaypicnics beside turquoise sea coves
Saltfjellet national parkSightMo i Rana, Norwaybulging rivers and thundering waterfalls
AtlanterhavsvegenTrailKristiansund, Norway22-mile scenic route across skerries and bridges
SognefjelletSightLom, Norwayhighest road in Scandinavia

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Journey into the midnight sun: my solo road trip to the top of Norway