Norway is the second-highest per capita consumer of coffee in the world behind Finland. The next day I venture out by kayak. The water is vivid turquoise, very clear and very cold.

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Located in the northern reaches of the Gulf of Bothnia, which separates Sweden and Finland, Hailuoto is the largest island in the region and the only one still permanently inhabited. The Arctic ...

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