Several years ago, security check in Helsinki airport: "What's in the bag?" me:"Oh, a couple wooden sticks" "For what?" "Sports" Security guy's eyes lit up: "Oh, you do aikido?".
Jo and bokken traveled carry on. :-) But that was more than ten years ago... I don't fly with my sticks anymore.
This is the first time I hear of restrictions on a train though.
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Pauliina