At last a race which covers the whole Finnmark region

Skrevet av: Niels Westphal/Audur Olafsdottir
Dato: 12.03.2003 10:37

- At last does Finnmarksløpet cover the whole region instead of a circle around west-Finnmark, says Egil Isaksen, who is the administrator of the race at the eastern part of Finnmark. -We have worked long hours the past weeks. I have already driven my scooter 1500 km. and will probably end up in 2000 km before the race ends. Photo: Jon-Arne Wilhelmsen

Isaksen is glad that the race passes the whole Finnmark region. It could result in more people visiting Finnmark which, at the same time, makes it easier to sell the race. The idea as such has existed for many years.

There have not been any major complaints of this years race. There is enough snow at the eastern part of Finnmark, which should not cause a problem for the participants in "driving" the sleds.

Isaksen has been the chairman at the Sør Varanger dog sled club for five years. It is, according to him, the biggest dog sled club in Finnmark, as it covers Hammerfest, Tana, Sør-Varanger and Båtsfjord.

Photo: Jon-Arne Wilhelmsen