Kortesalon leirikoulutila
The place
Kortesalon leirikoulutila ("Kortesalo school camp") in the Pirkanmaa region, Ikaalinen/Kihniö sector (western Finland, Finland), at true elevation ~140 m (0 m in the database is incorrect), Finnish lakeland plateau. Continuous Finland cluster (batches 240-362). "Leirikoulutila" school camp, Finnish tradition of green classes for 3rd-6th grade and secondary students + Pirkanmaa Tampere 3rd largest FI city 250,000 inhabitants + Lake Näsijärvi 300 km² south, boreal taiga zone + Metsähallitus Finnish State 200+ free autiotupa cabins, Finnish friluftsliv "outdoor life" tradition, Kalevala mythology Elias Lönnrot 1849 compilation of Karelian rune-singers 22,700 verses 50 poems + Finnish heritage (Suomi 5.5 M Finno-Ugric 90% FI population Finnish language sister to Estonian + Skolt Sámi 300 FI CR UNESCO 3 Uralic minority dialects + independence 1917 from Russian Empire + Winter War 1939-40 vs USSR David-and-Goliath Karelia lost).
The setting
Pirkanmaa Ikaalinen/Kihniö western Finland Finland elevation 0 m incorrect ~140 m actual lakeland plateau, continuous cluster batches 240-362, school camp leirikoulutila green classes 3rd-6th secondary + Tampere 3rd FI 250,000 inhabitants + Näsijärvi 300 km² S, taiga + Metsähallitus 200+ autiotupa friluftsliv + Kalevala Lönnrot 1849 22,700 verses 50 poems Karelia, Suomi 5.5 M Finno-Ugric 90% Finnish language sister Estonian + Skolt Sámi 300 FI CR UNESCO + independence 1917 from RU + Winter War 1939-40 USSR David-and-Goliath Karelia lost.
