![A dog on the team of Iditarod musher Mats Pettersson of Kiruna, Sweden, licks his lips after getting a treat at the finish line in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. A dog on the team of Iditarod musher Mats Pettersson of Kiruna, Sweden, licks his lips after getting a treat at the finish line in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N02KXX/a-dog-on-the-team-of-iditarod-musher-mats-pettersson-of-kiruna-sweden-licks-his-lips-after-getting-a-treat-at-the-finish-line-in-nome-alaska-on-wednesday-march-16-2016-pettersson-finished-in-27th-position-of-the-iditarod-trail-sled-dog-race-ap-photomark-thiessen-2N02KXX.jpg)
A dog on the team of Iditarod musher Mats Pettersson of Kiruna, Sweden, licks his lips after getting a treat at the finish line in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.
Finnmarksløpet - Hello Mats After 6 Iditarod, Mats Pettersson has decided to race Finnmarksløpet again. We know Mats has many new friends after 6 wonderful years of overseas mushing, so we do
![Mats Pettersson of Kiruna, Sweden, receives the customary police escort to the Iditarod finish line as he mushes down Front Street in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He finished in Mats Pettersson of Kiruna, Sweden, receives the customary police escort to the Iditarod finish line as he mushes down Front Street in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He finished in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N02MCY/mats-pettersson-of-kiruna-sweden-receives-the-customary-police-escort-to-the-iditarod-finish-line-as-he-mushes-down-front-street-in-nome-alaska-on-wednesday-march-16-2016-he-finished-in-27th-position-of-the-iditarod-trail-sled-dog-race-ap-photomark-thiessen-2N02MCY.jpg)