Vanhaa Lappia ja Peräpohjaa

A summer trek through western Lapland and Peräpohja in the early 1920s becomes a vivid oral archive, as the author follows the great rivers that once stitched remote villages together. He records the recollections of dozens of elders—fishermen, hunters, market‑goers and storytellers—who describe daily chores, river voyages, seasonal festivals and the simple yet demanding rhythm of life on the edge of the tundra. Their voices bring the old timber trades, reindeer herding and the humble wooden chapels to life, while the landscape itself is sketched through anecdotes about roaring rapids, midnight suns and the ever‑present pull of the waterway.

The book weaves together these personal narratives with sketches, photographs and folk prayers, offering a mosaic of a world that is already fading. Listeners hear the humor, the superstitions and the quiet dignity of a community that survived by the river’s flow, gaining a rare window into customs, dialects and values that shaped a distinctive northern culture.