The open sea rower went to clean himself up.

Jari Saario rowed for three and a half months at sea. Illustration picture. PDO

Jari Saarion the three-and-a-half-month rowing across the Atlantic back to the European continent ended in Cuxhaven, Germany. On Wednesday, the man returned to Finland.

During the rowing, Saario had grown a bushy Santa beard, which he got a ride at the barber’s after returning home.

In the comments of the Instagram post, the end result is unabashedly praised.

– 30 years away at once! one user writes.

Firefighter Saario to cross the Atlantic in January. The trip took a brisk two months. The “way point” was the island of Antigua in the Caribbean Sea.

The return trip started in June from Canada.

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