Category: Stories
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River of stories
The river Helisevänjoki springs from the lakes of Ruokolahti, traverses national boundaries and runs into…
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A tree talks
In Manlahti, Immalanjärvi, a pine tree stands tall, surveying the scenery with the tranquil dignity…
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Strange encounter on Immalanjärvi Lake
The eastern part of Immalanjärvi, Varpaanlahti, reaches across the Russian border. An unwary traveller may…
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The witch
The Kolmiköytisenvuori rock paintings in Ruokolahti were made about 5000 BCE. The paintings are faint,…
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Woman keeps a wary eye on her visitor (Elli and Albert)
At the end of the 1800s, Finnish artists of the so-called Golden Age sought folksy,…
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Haunting in Miettilä
One of the cursed periods on the border was the occupation during the ‘Lesser Wrath’…
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The Lumberjack’s Stone
The Lumberjack’s Stone was found by a man working in the forest in Rautjärvi in…
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Journey to church
Church boats were widely used in Finland until the 1920s. The Rautjärvi church was not…
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Story of the cave
During the Great Northern War in the early 1700s, pillaging troops of Russians rampaged in…
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The strange rock
Kummakivi [strange rock] in Ruokolahti is an erratic boulder which settled in its unusual spot…
