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Monthly Archives: June 2008

“Traditional” bike rides to the west of Espoo

Sunday, June 8, 2008

I have a number of favorite ride routes. Most of them are to the west from Helsinki area, as I live almost on the western border of Espoo. Recently I’ve refreshed two especially beautiful, probably “classic” treks: Hanko and Lohjanjärvi.
First was Hanko. Espoo-Hanko distance is 110 km by an arrow-straight, relatively flat, moderately loaded [...]

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Know Finnish bicycle-related traffic rules

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

I’m writing this from Helsinki cyclist’s viewpoint.
Do you know the Finnish traffic regulations applicable to bicycles? When you are obliged to yield to a car by the rules, and when to do this only if you see that you’d be ridden over otherwise?

The best thing is to read the source, but to get the feeling, [...]

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