Day 7...was mostly just driving. It's about an 8 hour drive from the Arctic Circle back to Jyvaskyla. We stopped in Ranua at the zoo. It wasn't a very large zoo, but the animals had large enclosures and were very active. Except the otters, they were sound asleep with their feet up in the air. The highlights were the owls...they had about 10 different species of owls, and some of them were just huge...and the polar bears. A common misconception is that polar bears are native to Finland. They are not. The only way to see polar bears in Finland is to visit the Ranua Zoo. :) It rained while we were there, but that kept the mosquitoes at bay. It took less than two hours to see all of the exhibits, but it was a nice visit.
The rest of the day was spent driving, and driving, and more driving. Most of Finland, at least the northern half, is forests and lakes, so the scenery didn't change much. It was beautiful though. We saw lots of wild reindeer. Back home we need to worry about deer in the road, well, they have to do that here too, only it's reindeer in the road. They are actually very cool to see, and there were many young ones too.
Short and sweet tonight. Now that we're back to civilization, let's see what tomorrow brings.
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