Flottarkojan
The place
Flottarkojan ("Timber floater's cabin") in the Västerbotten/Norrbotten region, Sorsele/Storuman area (Norrland, Sweden), at a true elevation of ~350 m (recorded 0 m is erroneous), Ume älv river basin. Continuous cluster Sweden Norrland (batches 240-340). Historic floater's cabin ("flottare" timber floaters, a Swedish tradition from 1600-1970 when logs were floated down rivers to coastal sawmills, last floating stopped in Storuman municipality in 1970), boreal taiga area with Ume älv hydropower (Vattenfall, Swedish state, 6 dams, Fjällsjö power station 200 MW, many rapids lost, submerged in the 1960s), Sami heritage of Umeå (Ume Sami people, southern Sami, 1000 people, Ume Sami language, UNESCO CR status, 12 speakers).
The setting
Västerbotten/Norrbotten Sorsele/Storuman Norrland Sweden elevation 0 m erroneous ~350 m real Ume älv, continuous cluster batches 240-340, flottare 1600-1970 logs rivers coastal sawmills last Storuman 1970, taiga, Vattenfall Ume älv 6 dams Fjällsjö 200 MW rapids submerged 1960s, Ume Sami southern Sami 1000 people UNESCO CR 12 speakers.
