Forssa, Korteniemi Heritage Farm 30.8.2014
On Saturday we wanted to show to our Re3 quests local tradition and culture in Korteniemi Heritage Farm. We took a mini bus, traveled to Korteniemi to learn about everyday life at a forest
ranger’s estate in the 1910s.
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The area’s cultural landscape is maintained at the farm through traditional farming methods. |
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Old traditionally Finnish crops are farmed in both the estates gardens and
fields. |
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Our guide is telling us the local history. |
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We were lucky with the weather, it was warm and sunny. |
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The guides taught people in the heritage farm, how to make jewels using serviceberry. |
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The scenery in the farm was like in the old Finnish movies. |
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Earlier on the day rye was cut with scythes, dried on racks and threshed with flails in the drying
barn. |
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The drying barn in the Korteniemi heritage farm. |
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The visit gave a glimpse, how people used to live in Forssa. |
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One of the guides cutting the grass. |
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The guides also showed us, how the textile used to be dyed in boiling water. |
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They had been dyeing the whole day in the heritage farm. |
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They dip the textiles in the boiling coloring mixture. |
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The colored textiles were hangin all around the estate. |
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The colored textile created an atmosphere, as there still would have been residents in the heritage farm. |
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In the heritage farm there is also a two layer smoke sauna. |
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The smoke sauna used to be used also for draining. |
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On Saturday the smoke sauna had been warm the whole day for visitors. |
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After the guided tour, we also experienced the smoke sauna and swam in the lake. |
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Visit in the heritage farm brought our quests also closer to the Finnish nature. |
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The landscape in this part of Finland is flat but there is lots of forests. |
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During summer the heritage farm is home to indigenous Finnish farm animals: horses, cows,
sheep, chickens and a rooster. |
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But when the autumn comes and the farm is closed, also the animals are taken to another place. |
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The animals are friendly and people may get acquantaince of. |
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In the Heritage Farm there is also nice place to make a fire. |
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We made a fire to our guests. |
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We relaxed around the fire and planed the projects future. |
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Also ate some sausages and drink beverages. |
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The Finnish life: sauna and makkara. |
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Also, what would a campfire be without singing together? |
Pictures: Tanja Härmä
Text: Minna Lehtola
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