Anders Kåta
The place
Anders Kåta ("Anders' kåta") in Värmland county, Torsby/Ekshärad area (Värmland southern taiga forests, Sweden), at a true elevation of ~200 m (0 m listed in error), southern boreal taiga. Continuous Sweden Värmland cluster (batches 260-403). Sami-style conical kåta hut, a tradition established here in the southern Sami territory (kåta: traditional conical hut of wood/bark/turf; plus Torsby, 10,000 inhabitants; plus Ekshärad, iconic forest timber-floating grid; plus the iconic Norwegian border, 20 km away; plus heritage of the Sami and Swedes of Värmland (Finno-Ugric Sami people, 20,000 in Sweden, 30,000 in Norway, 8,000 in Finland, 2,000 in Russia, endangered Sami language, UNESCO; plus Swedes of Värmland, 300,000, 100% Scandinavian; plus the iconic Forest Finns, Finnish settlers from the 16th century, slash-and-burn migration from Karelia, iconic skogsfinska dialect extinct in the 20th century; plus the iconic Jämtland/Härjedalen Vasa colonisation of the 15th century; plus the iconic Selma Lagerlöf, 1858-1940, Mårbacka, Värmland, Nobel Prize 1909, iconic first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature; plus the iconic Astrid Lindgren, 1907-2002, Pippi Longstocking; plus Ingmar Bergman, 1918-2007, iconic filmmaker; plus ABBA, 1972-1982, iconic Swedish pop; plus the iconic 1814 neutrality, 200 years, NATO 7 March 2024 ending that neutrality; plus the iconic Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel, 1833-1896, Stockholm, 5 prizes since 1901, iconic).
The setting
Värmland Torsby/Ekshärad Värmland southern taiga forests Sweden elevation 0 m listed in error ~200 m actual southern boreal taiga, continuous cluster batches 260-403, kåta conical Sami hut southern Sami + kåta wood/bark/turf Sami + Torsby 10,000 + Ekshärad forest timber grid + Norwegian border 20 km, Sami/Swedes Värmland Finno-Ugric Sami 20,000 SE 30,000 NO 8,000 FI 2,000 RU Sami endangered UNESCO + Swedes 300,000 Scandinavian 100% + Forest Finns settlers 16th c. slash-and-burn Karelia skogsfinska extinct 20th c. iconic + Jämtland/Härjedalen Vasa 15th c. + Selma Lagerlöf 1858-1940 Mårbacka Värmland Nobel 1909 iconic first woman Nobel Lit + Lindgren 1907-2002 Pippi Longstocking + Bergman 1918-2007 iconic filmmaker + ABBA 1972-1982 iconic Swedish pop + neutrality 1814 200 years NATO 7 March 2024 end + Nobel 1833-1896 Stockholm 5 prizes 1901 iconic.
