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This year I participated for the third time in the Serres rally. This time my support team was my native Rally Raid Team Finland. For this year I got a brand new KTM 450 EXC-F for the race and it worked like clockwork, but I had some problems with my Roadbook holder. During the last…

Spring has really flown by and I mainly have concentrated on rehabilitating my shoulder injury I received in December. I´ve tried to keep my basic conditioning however, and I started riding again after a pause of over five months. I´ve been riding as a guide for Lopen Enduro, where there are nice trails and you…

We´ve now entered 2018 and I know it´s been a really long time since I last wrote a post. This is simply because I simply felt there was not much to write about… Despite my effort I was unable to reach the starting line of the 2018 Dakar, which naturally is a disappointment, but I…

Time has flown by and I´ve been busy working and riding/traning. In the beginning of the month I was interviewed by the finnish motorcycle magazine Offroad Pro about my Dakar project and they were enthusiastic about my project. My riding technique has improved according to my trainer, and riding with the new stance feels more…

Spring has gone by incredibly fast and I´ve mostly been working with aviation and human factors/system safety related stuff. However, I have acquired a new bike and the future is forming, slowly but unsurely. After considering my situation, I decided to buy a Husqvarna FE 350, which is good for enduro training and is fully…

The last three months has gone by and I have mainly focused on getting better, getting back to everyday life and analyzing my experiences. This was the biggest project I have accomplished and I worked quite hard to be as well prepared as I could, and at times it felt like a bit too serious.…

After I arrived back in Finland I went to see the hand surgeon, who told the hand had to be operated and recouperation would take about five weeks. This was naturally disappointing news, but I knew it could´ve been worse. The operation went smoothly and the ligament from my thumb was reattached with a wire…

Monday 5.1.2015 Departure: 06:00 Positon:- Standings:- Time on special: Wake-up at 05:00, breakfast, gear on and head for the short transport, which takes me up a hill. At the start I get held up, because my Iritrack is not functioning properly. We sort the problem out, but I get a late start because of that.…