Pitkälahti
The place
Pitkälahti ("Long Bay") in Central Ostrobothnia, Kokkola/Toholampi area (Bothnian coast, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland), at a true altitude of ~50 m (listing shows an erroneous 0 m), Bothnian coastline. Continuous Finnish Ostrobothnia cluster (batches 240-387). Coastal Metsähallitus kämppä cabin (Pitkälahti, "long bay", a bilingual Finnish-Swedish name + Kokkola, 47,000 residents, bilingual Finnish-Swedish + Kvarken Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage 2006, the world's largest archipelago at 6550 km² with 5600 islands, rising 8 mm/year since the post-Weichselian era + heritage of the Finnish-Ostrobothnians (a Finno-Ugric people, 5 million strong, Finnish made official in 1863 + Svenskspråkiga, 300,000, 5% Swedish-speaking minority, historically prominent in Vaasa/Turku + Kalevala, compiled by Elias Lönnrot in 1849, 22,700 verses, featuring Sampsa Pellervoinen, the national epic + Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957, iconic Finnish composer, Finlandia Op. 26, 1900, an iconic symbol of resistance to Russification + independence on 6 December 1917 from Lenin's Russia + NATO membership on 4 April 2023).
The setting
Central Ostrobothnia, Kokkola/Toholampi, Bothnian coast, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland, altitude listed as 0 m in error, actually ~50 m, Bothnian coastline, continuous cluster batches 240-387, coastal Metsähallitus kämppä cabin, Pitkälahti "long bay" bilingual Finnish-Swedish name + Kokkola 47,000 residents, bilingual + Kvarken Archipelago, UNESCO 2006, 6550 km², 5600 islands, rising 8 mm/year since the Weichselian era, Finnish-Ostrobothnians, Finno-Ugric, 5 million, Finnish official since 1863 + Svenskspråkiga, 300,000, 5% Swedish-speaking + Kalevala, Lönnrot 1849, 22,700 verses, Sampsa Pellervoinen + Sibelius 1865-1957, Finlandia Op. 26, 1900, symbol of resistance to Russification + independence 6 Dec 1917 from Lenin's Russia + NATO membership 4 April 2023.
