KappNord

The Journey

Our goal is to reach the Nordkapp which is the most Northern point of Europe, starting at the bottom of Finland and ending back in Stockholm.

This website documents our epic ride. We will post our plans, photos and videos here. Maybe even a blog post or two.

Our Plan

We have 16 days in August and September 2025 at our disposal. Two Yamaha T7s will be prepped to carry us around the back roads of Scandinavia.

Initial planning indicates that we will cover about 7500km in this time and we will be camping along the way.

The Route

We have a rough idea of where we want to go.

Finland 🇫🇮

Turku → Kajaani → Muddusjärvi

Norway 🇳🇴

Nordkapp → Valøya → Møllsbygda

Sweden 🇸🇪

Kiruna → Västansjö → Stockholm

Frequently Asked Questions

What Does KappNord mean?

The Nordkapp is the most northern point in Europe and a key point we want to reach. To "Kapp Nord", can be loosely translated from Afrikaans ("Kap Noord") to "go north".

The Afrikaans phrase is mostly used in the context of "making forward progress regardless of difficulties".

KappNord is a reference to the journey, our heritage, our philosophy and the destination.

Are You Staying in 4- or 5-Star Hotels?

We are camping along the way. Scandinavian countries allow people to camp and roam anywhere as long as you don't make a nuisance of yourself. This is called Allemansrätten.

Furthermore, there are also primitive shelters all across the outdoors, called Vindskydd in Sweden, Gapahuk in Norway and Laavu in Finland. Public datasets that contain the location of these shelters are available, and we have marked some of these along our planned route. In the absence of shelters, we also have tents.

Will You Have Food To Eat?

This was mostly asked by our mothers. We will live on whatever the town grocery store / fuel station has available.

One specific side-quest we have is to find the best garage station korv in the Nordics.

Will You Be Attacked By Bears?

Probably not.

Have You Mastered The Scandi Flick Yet?

We are keen to hone our skills in this regard. The only factor holding us back is the fact that we only have one rear tyre per bike that needs to last the whole trip. The latter part of our journey will probably see us employing this technique more often.

How Can We Follow Along?

Join our Telegram channel for live updates where we post short videos and other content.

Even if you don't have a Telegram account, you can still open that link to see what we have posted.

We will create a longer video of the entire trip once we are back home.

Web Log

Prologue

By Rowan on 2025-05-20.

When I tried to book the ferry to Helsinki, the first major logistical hurdle became no longer avoidable; "Enter the vehicle registration numbers". Shit.

We knew we wanted to ride T7s, and for me that was easy, I had one sitting in the garage. But we still needed a bike for Jaco. While technically possible, renting didn't seem feasible, so we decided the best option was to buy another T7, and sell it after the trip. Not wanting to light a small pile of money on fire, it needed to be a 2nd hand bike.

After a few phone calls jumping between broken Swedish and broken English, I had a deal lined up. The only hitch was that the bike was 550km away in Skåne, and the seller was only available on a day when I had long standing plans in the afternoon. I say hitch, but to be honest I loved the idea of this small time window to get the bike and get back home.

I took the train after work, slept a few hours in Lund, and then drove about an hour with another friend, Scott, to meet the seller. We got there just after 8am, and I was on my way by 08:45 thanks to Swedish efficiency. I now had just over 6 hours to make it back to Stockholm.

The ride was cold but otherwise uneventful, and after a couple coffee and korv breaks, Jaco's bike was parked next to mine. Until this point, he had no idea about any details of the bike, except that it was a T7 and within budget.

I made him wait until the next morning before revealing the details. An almost identical bike to mine, just missing a bunch of scratches. That can soon be fixed.