Finnish skiers go with the snow flow

Photo: Leena Liukkonen/LehtikuvaCross-country mania: Each February about 6,000 skiers participate in Finlandia Ski, an annual 50-kilometre race first held in 1973.

Not only is Finland the land of 188,000 thousand lakes, but every winter thousands of kilometres of ski tracks criss-cross the country. The age-old tradition of cross-country skiing remains dynamic, in part because of the young urbanites who are increasingly turning to the sport for its convenience and low budget threshold

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