Hietakalla
The place
Hietakalla ("Sand-plateau") in the North Ostrobothnia region, Oulu/Ii area (North Bothnian coast, Finland), at true elevation ~30 m (0 m listing is erroneous), Bothnian coastline. Continuous Finland Ostrobothnia cluster (batches 240-376). Metsähallitus kämppä hunting/fishing cabin (Hietakalla Finnish toponym meaning sand dune + Oulu, 210,000 inhabitants, 5th largest city in Finland + Ii, 10,000 inhabitants, historically iconic + Gulf of Bothnia, 725 km, 117,000 km², 1/3 of the Baltic Sea + heritage of the Oulu Finns (a Finno-Ugric people, 5 million, Finnish language granted official status in Finland in 1863 + Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot 1849, Karelian rune-singers, 22,700 verses, Sampsa Pellervoinen + independence 6 December 1917 from Lenin's USSR + Winter War 30 Nov 1939 - 13 March 1940, Karelia + NATO 4 April 2023, Sweden 7 March 2024).
The setting
N Ostrobothnia Oulu/Ii N Bothnian coast Finland elevation 0 m erroneous ~30 m actual Bothnian coastline, continuous cluster batches 240-376, Metsähallitus hunting kämppä Hietakalla sand dune + Oulu 210,000 5th largest + Ii 10,000 iconic + Gulf of Bothnia 725 km 117,000 km², Oulu Finns Finno-Ugric 5 M Finnish 1863 official + Kalevala Lönnrot 1849 22,700 verses Sampsa Pellervoinen + independence 6 Dec 1917 from Lenin + Winter War 30 Nov 1939-13 March 1940 Karelia + NATO 4 April 2023 SE 7 March 2024.
