Refuge

Piikin kämppä

Northern Ostrobothnia · FinlandUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Piikin kämppä (Piik's Cabin) in Central Ostrobothnia, in the Kokkola/Kajaani area (Finland), at a true altitude of ~100 m (listed 0 m is erroneous and needs correcting). A kämppä (traditional Finnish forest cabin) beside a lake or bog in the taiga of Scots pine, spruce and silver birch. Part of the tervakauppa heritage (pine tar trade, Finland's main export product in the 18th-19th centuries).

The setting

Central Ostrobothnia, Kokkola/Kajaani, Finland; listed altitude 0 m erroneous, ~100 m actual; kämppä, taiga; tervakauppa pine-tar export 18th-19th centuries.

What you'll find

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