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It seems everyone -- rap fans included -- knows who Patrik Laine is in his Nordic homeland

LAPLAND, Finland — Urho Ahomaa has just wrestled the last husky of three dogsled teams into his truck when he starts to dish about Winnipeg Jets rookie sensation Patrik Laine.

"He’s a big, big thing here. I know of one song about him already," Ahomaa says, referencing a Finnish rap song he has heard on the radio. "All of Finland is following him."

KELLY TAYLOR / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p&gtUrho Ahomaa, when heu2019s not mushing sled dogs for tourists in Lapland, some 300 kilometres north of the arctic circle in Finland, is among many Finns closely following the career of Winnipeg Jets right-winger Patrik Laine.</p>
Urho Ahomaa, when he’s not mushing sled dogs for tourists in Lapland, some 300 kilometres north of the arctic circle in Finland, is among many Finns closely following the career of Winnipeg Jets right-winger Patrik Laine.