Despite the introduction of cars, the most useful motorised vehicle in Finnish Lapland is the skimobile.

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The introduction of motorised vehicles changed life in the Arctic region of Finnish Lapland.

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From trying to control a pack of over-excited huskies in the wilderness to doing handbrake turns on ice in a rally car, Finnish Lapland is an adventure sports hotspot.

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Russ Juskalian, 30, is a journalist based in Munich who has reported from Southeast Asia, above the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland and from the Himalayan foothills in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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My first trip away was to Lapland - the Finnish north, where I seemed to spend most of my time husky-sleigh riding, tobogganing and recovering.

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