Motorhome fix - finally fixed stuff in the motorhome!

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We continue our journey northwards along the Finnish coast, discovering one gem after another. At the same time, we have had the opportunity to do some work on the motorhome and fix some broken things. Happy Friday!

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Continuing to travel along the Finnish coast

We have now reported on 6 destinations along the Finnish coast:

• Helsinki
• Turku
• Naantali
• Rauma
• Kristinestad
• Närpes

In fact, we have travelled further north (which you can see if you follow us on Instagram at @freedomtravelnews) and we have several articles in the pipeline.

In general, we can say that the coastline is very beautiful and that we have been pleasantly surprised by the nature, the tranquillity, the people, the charming wooden towns, the sandy beaches and all the small cosy museums... We really recommend travelling this route by motorbike, car or camper van!

Finnish pigs

You have to try some specialities and delicacies along the way too! Several people have written that we have to taste "Finnish pigs", so we did that at Brödhörnet in Jakobstad. There was also a Jaffa from Finnish Hartwall. Yes we agree, very good! Inside the donut hides, among other things, jam!

Have you tried Finnish pigs? Or heard about them?

Motorhome fix

Our motorhome is a few years old, and although we've refreshed and updated it time and time again, it's always something that go wrong. Most of the problems are manageable, but when things pile up you realise that you have to do something. We made a visit to CaravanLandia in Karlebyand it turned out to be a hit.

The accessories department may not look like much, but there was a lot here. In addition, we got super good help (in Swedish) from a guy who looked up everything possible and impossible that we wanted in the warehouse.

Some of the things he found proved invaluable to us. For example, we got at last grab a new lid to top up the water. The lid has been unusable since we had the burglary in the camper van 2021, when someone stole the keys to the lid.

Since then we have been filling water by pulling a hose inside the camper, lifting all the cushions, unscrewing the water tank lid and filling it that way... Yes, messy! So it was great to finally be able to fill the campervan with water like normal people!

Another ridiculous problem we have had is that the "lock" on the fridge stopped working. If you don't usually travel on a rolling vehicle, you may not think about it, but the lock is... necessary so as not to have all the contents of the fridge land on the floor at the first possible curve ...

Did they have a new fridge lock at CaravanLandia in Kokkola? Yes, they did! We no longer have to tape the fridge every time we roll, and it feels luxurious. Happy Friday!

Best this week

The best part of this week is that we got to experience even more amazing places along the Finnish coast. We thought we would make it so much quicker, but there is so much to see and experience ...

Your turn ... what can you highlight as the best part of your week?

The week ahead

We will continue travelling in Finland for a while longer, and after that we will cross borders somewhere around Tornio - Haparanda. Here at FREEDOMtravel you can expect more reports about Ostrobothnia (including Vaasa and Oravais), but also about Åland. We haven't told you about all the great places in Åland yet. Don't miss this!

Did you miss the last Happy Friday? Read the Veteran tractor event, blog event - and a post that stirred emotions

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