Söderskatan
The place
Söderskatan ("South Point") in the Ostrobothnia region, Vaasa/Korsholm area (central Bothnian coast, Finland), at a true elevation of ~5 m (listed as 0 m, acceptable for an arctic entry), on the Bothnian coastline. Continuous Finland Ostrobothnia cluster (batches 240-376). Metsähallitus coastal kämppä hut (Söderskatan, Swedish "south point", bilingual Fi-Sv Ostrobothnia + Vaasa, 68,000 inhabitants, 4th largest in Ostrobothnia + Kvarken, UNESCO 2006, the world's largest archipelago, 6,550 km², 5,600 islands, post-glacial isostatic uplift of 8 mm/year since the Weichselian + Finnish-Ostrobothnian heritage (Finno-Ugric people, 5 M, Finnish language, official status since 1863 + Svenskspråkiga, 300,000, 5% of the population, Swedish-speaking minority, iconic in Vaasa/Turku + Sami minority, 8,000, in the north + Kvarken ferry, 3 h, 55 km, Vaasa-Umeå SE + Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot, 1849, national epic + NATO, April 4, 2023).
The setting
Ostrobothnia Vaasa/Korsholm central Bothnian coast Finland elevation listed 0 m arctic acceptable ~5 m actual Bothnian coastline, continuous cluster batches 240-376, coastal kämppä hut Metsähallitus Söderskatan "south point" Swedish bilingual Fi-Sv Ostrobothnia + Vaasa 68,000 4th largest + Kvarken UNESCO 2006 world's largest archipelago 6,550 km² 5,600 islands uplift 8 mm/year post-Weichselian, Finnish-Ostrobothnians Finno-Ugric 5 M Finnish since 1863 + Svenskspråkiga 300,000 5% Swedish-speaking Vaasa/Turku + Sami 8,000 N + Kvarken ferry 3 h 55 km Vaasa-Umeå + Kalevala Lönnrot 1849 + NATO April 4, 2023.
