Cycling from Helsinki to Singapore

We are Alvari Poikola and Valtteri Heinilä who cycled 15.400km across Eurasia. Stay tuned for the next adventure..

We are happy to announce the next project is cooking! 🌊 Vallu will attempt to cross the Baltic Sea on a stand up paddleboard from Stockholm, Sweden to Turku, Finland this summer. The journey will take him through the Swedish and Finnish archipelago
DAY 69 Alvis is at 50%, he needs to take a breather every 500m or so and is absolutely pooped at breakfast. We cycle into the furious gorge, with unbelievable mountains to each side. Hues of red, grey and black color the 500 meter high slabs. The roa
DAY 67 In the land of Tajikistan, Where mountains rise in grandeur, And valleys stretch in mystic charm, We wander lost in wonder. The air is sweet with fragrance rare, Of rose and jasmine bloom, And in the distance, towering high, The Pamirs loom
DAY 60 - Caucasus mountains We love hiking with Alvis. All the previous travels we had done together wrapped around hiking in one shape or form. Here is a part of my diary from day 60: The hostel room is asleep. A cocktail of odors and sounds fill
DAY 56 It has been much, much safer than I ever anticipated. We feel very safe everywhere we go, equal to Finland, even more at times. I remember playing with the thought of spray painting my bike black to make it look cheaper, but now that seems lik
DAY 38 Cappadocia is bonkers. We feel like kids again. The nature here feels like the most amazing amusement park to play in. It's what we imagine Disney Land would look like if God was the architect.