‘Life is boring when everything meets expectations’: Two Finns cycle 15,000km from Finland to Singapore


Valtteri Heinila (left) and Alvari Poikola posing for a photograph after completing their 15,400km journey from Finland to Singapore by bicycle. - COURTESY OF VALTTERI HEINILA

SINGAPORE (The Straits TImes/Asia News Network): It was an epic 15,400km journey that took two Finnish cyclists 245 days, crossing 21 countries and overcoming obstacles that included mountain ranges, multiple tyre punctures and dengue fever.

Romanced by the notion of clearing their minds through a mental and physical challenge, Alvari Poikola, 25, and Valtteri Heinila, 26, left their jobs in Finland in 2022 to embark on their adventure, which took them through countries such as Poland, Turkey, Tajikistan, Nepal, Vietnam and Malaysia.

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