Kotisaari
Sign in to savethumb|Kotisaari in 2008 Kotisaari is an island on the river Kemijoki, near Rovaniemi, Finland. Starting in the late 1800s, the island was used as a traditional stronghold for lumberjacks. By the 1980s, however, trucks had replaced boats as the primary method of log transportation, and its use as a lumberjack stronghold came to an end.
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thumb|Kotisaari in 2008 Kotisaari is an island on the river Kemijoki, near Rovaniemi, Finland. Starting in the late 1800s, the island was used as a traditional stronghold for lumberjacks. By the 1980s, however, trucks had replaced boats as the primary method of log transportation, and its use as a lumberjack stronghold came to an end.
The Lapland Safaris company operates trips to the island from May to October. They have also converted the old boathouse into a tavern.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kotisaari” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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