Wilderness Farmer's Paths
In 2007, the unique tourist trail, Erätalonpojan Keinot, was opened in Posio. The trail comprises 35 roadside information boards that tell of the skills, living conditions and thoughts of the peasantry culture inhabitants of Posio in the early twentieth century. Erätalonpojan Keinot is a tribute to the extremely perseverant ancestors that kept cattle, cared for reindeer, hunted, fished, learned to sell timber from the forests as well as log floating.
Information boards can be found in every village in the Posio Municipality. Each information board has descriptions and illustrations showing a variety of old forms of living. Information board themes include folk medicine, reindeer husbandry, oral folklore and wilderness skills. The map section of the information board shows what services the rural enterprises in the region provide.
Choose the route that most appeals and follow the trail! Admire the Posio landscapes at the same time and discover a connection with the local inhabitants.
Themes for the information boards of Erätalonpojan Keinot:
1. Old way of life
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13. Fishing |
25. Tar burning
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| 2. Field cultivation |
14. Korouoma
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26. Horses |
| 3. Cattle husbandry |
15. Travel
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27. Food management |
| 4. Folk medicine |
16. Textiles |
28. Log dispatching facility |
| 5. People and the landscape |
17. Church |
29. Log construction |
| 6. Logging sites |
18. Lake lowering |
30. Seine net fishing |
| 7. Hunting for fur |
19. Meadow economy |
31. Water traffic |
| 8. Log floating |
20. Oral folklore |
32. Sauna |
| 9. Winter roads |
21. Reindeer separation |
33. Folklore |
| 10. Bird trapping |
22. Heat and light |
34. Road construction |
| 11. Dairy farming |
23. Smith's work |
35. Wilderness skills |
| 12. Reindeer husbandry |
24. From grain to bread |
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Comprehensive guidebooks in various different languages (Finnish, German, English, Russian, French) are available from the Posio Tourist Information office and the Posio Municipality.