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Katrine has been assisting at checkpoint Kirkenes, welcoming and hosting Lars Monsen and Robert Sørlie during Finnmarksløpet, a dog-sled race that challenge mushers to explore the limits of their capabilities. The dogs and mushers must be top-trained.
What is true about this race?
It's the longest dog-sled race in Europe, 1200km in the hardest class
It takes place exclusively in Sweden, close to the border of Norway in the North
It was first organised in 1999, with only four contestants