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Sérgio and Nelson crossed 13 countries in a van. Now they live in Lapland

18.11.2025 08:00 1 min 1 source РУС
NiT POR
Sérgio and Nelson crossed 13 countries in a van. Now they live in Lapland
Original source: NiT

Two Portuguese friends drove a self-converted Mercedes Sprinter camper van from Porto to Rovaniemi, Finland, in an 18-day journey. They will work as nature guides there until April 2026, adapting to temperatures as low as -25°C and minimal daylight. The trip included an encounter with Italian police curious about their Portuguese license plate and a battery issue in the Spanish Pyrenees.

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Sérgio and Nelson crossed 13 countries in a van. Now they live in Lapland

18.11.2025 NiT POR Original source

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Updated: 22.08.2026

Sin plomo 95

$2.33 /l

€1.99 · £1.71/l

129 of 142

pricier than 90% of countries

Sin plomo 98

$2.49 /l

€2.13 · £1.82/l

85 of 94

pricier than 89% of countries

Gasóleo simples

$2.41 /l

€2.06 · £1.77/l

128 of 142

pricier than 89% of countries

Gasóleo especial

$2.45 /l

€2.10 · £1.80/l

31 of 40

pricier than 75% of countries

GPL Auto

$1.04 /l

€0.89 · £0.77/l

34 of 54

pricier than 61% of countries

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