The first Raid Mosquito in July 2000 was inspired by the 8th Raid Laponie organized earlier the same year.

Jukka's son Pasi, 8 years at that time, asked his father "why can't we go to Lapland with the whole family in summertime". Jukka always had explained that Pasi can´t participate in Raid Laponie in February, because there was no school holidays. So this is how it started.