European motorhome market grows: Germany and Finland report strong start to 2026

A motorhome caught fire on a cottage property in Kelloniemi, Iitti. The Päijät-Häme rescue service received the report shortly after 8 PM on Wednesday. According to the emergency call, the motorhome burned in an 'explosion-like' manner, but the rescue service cannot confirm this. No injuries were reported.

Algovia Vans has introduced the Escape 540, a compact camper based on Stellantis vans. Its key feature is a rear kitchen that doubles as an outdoor cooking area when the tailgate is open. The model sleeps up to six people and includes a pop-up roof, gas hob, and Truma systems.

64-year-old Finn Arto Junttila converted a 1959 Dodge Power Giant police car into a motorhome for ascetic travel. The vehicle was found in the USA and cost €4,200. Junttila plans to travel around Finland, noting that the car has become a true companion.

Bürstner has halted caravan production as demand fell 13%. Poland is proposing to scrap road tolls for campervans, while Liguria counts the cost of 8,000 motorhomes descending on the region. Tom Hanks' son has swapped Hollywood for a trailer in pursuit of a music career, and a French couple has driven 100,000 km from the North Cape to Senegal — and that's not even the whole story. All this in this issue.

Arto Junttila from Finland converted an old police car into a motorhome. The 1985 Dodge Power Giant model was purchased in the USA for €4200.

Greece has cancelled its own camper van ban — a year and a half on, as if it got cold feet. In Tenerife, 500 motorhomes blocked a motorway demanding the same — pitches and dump stations. In Miami, 200 families are being evicted from a motorhome park by September, while Córdoba is only just applying for permission for a new overnight area. Plus 21 kg of cocaine in a motorhome in Lanzarote, a fake eight-wheeled Mercedes-AMG G63 and a Starbucks coffee trailer in Seoul — in this issue.