Fresh pine trees wrapped in white blankets of snow, glistening under the hazy Arctic light. The sun barely appears in Lapland at this time of year but technicolour Polar clouds float overhead, filling the sky like Mother of Pearl pillows. The only sound is occasional bird song. Still and silent like a postcard from a winter wonderland.
Suddenly a flash of red roars by, rumbling like the engine of a Formula One car, jolting the scenery back into life. It is Sami Hyypia, face hidden behind a balaclava and a helmet, full throttle on his snowmobile. Head to toe in the colour of Liverpool’s home kit, of course.