The former Guinness World Record holder of 24-hour cross country skiing, Teemu Virtanen, is going to roller-ski from Hanko, Finland’s southernmost point, to Utsjoki, the northernmost point, 1600 km in total. Juha Mieto, a ski legend from Finland, is supporting him on this tough journey and more guests can join along the way! Wsportmedias Finnish site Kestavyysurheilu.fi will closely follow and report from the adventure.

The Hanko-Utsjoki challenge starts on June 10, and the route follows the west coast of Finland, passing through many famous cities and towns. The total distance is about 1000 miles (1,600 km).
“The initial plan is to ski about 100 miles per day. Naturally, the weather and the conditions of the roads play a huge part in a challenge like this. Regardless, my goal is to finish this well before Midsummer,” Virtanen sheds light on the event.