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Friends from Nieuw-Vennep embark on notorious Scandinavian road trip: "It will be -30 degrees"

Friends from Nieuw-Vennep embark on notorious Scandinavian road trip: "It will be -30 degrees"

Four friends from Nieuw-Vennep are participating in the Carbage Run, a five-day winter road trip through Scandinavia in a 2002 Volkswagen Passat. The team is traveling from Sweden to Finland in extreme temperatures as low as -30°C while facing challenges such as a leaking fuel tank and various quirky assignments. They are among 400 participants who began the journey in Helsingborg on Sunday and are expected to reach the finish line in Helsinki this Friday.

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