November Moods, Memory

Reflection

Vaasa Cotton Factory by sea

Factory at night1937

The factory called Wasa Bomulls Manufaktur Aktiebolag was the first industrial plant to be built on the seafront in the newly built town after most of Vaasa had burned down in 1852. The factory, founded by August Alexander Levón, started its operations in 1859. In its very first year, it employed 188 people. For the first 10 years, the factory manufactured only cotton yarn, after which the weaving of fabrics was also begun. In its almost 100 years of operation, the factory produced sewing thread, paper twine, paper cloth, fishing nets and wadding.

Cotto

Cotton factory women at work

 

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Villa Takila,

Kullasvuori

Salpausselkä Geopark

Padasjoki, Finland 

 

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Mutilahti, Huittinem Finland

Puurijärvi-Isosuo National Park

Photo Taneli Eskola, Finnish

 

Local Museum

Haapala house

Museum in Jurva from 1965, before that it was my great aunt's family home from 1874. Most old farm houses look like this in Southern Ostrobothnia region,  all painted in red.

This postcard is traveling to China for Yuyu in Peijing.

 

Ruska - Autumn leaves

Ruska

Photo. Heli Perttula

Traveling to South Dakota, U.S.A. for Nancy 

Fall foliage, known as "ruska" in Finnish, is the process of leaves turning various shades of yellow, orange, red and brown

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Sunday Church

Muonio, Suomi, Finland

Muonio Church 

Designed by Architect Charles Bass, the church was constructed in 1817 as a so-called semi-cruciform church and managed to survive being burned down in the Lapland War. The altar painting “Jesus Among Folk” was painted by Anton Lindfors and depicts a rainbow in an undulating fell landscape setting. The monument in the church grounds “War Calls” was designed by Artist Viljo Aalto. The church is open to the public in the summer Sun-Thu at 11-16.

Sent my uncle from his vacation to Lapland

 

Villa Takila

Villa Takila in Padasjoki holiday area by the Päijänne lake Finland. 

 

Winter in Helsinki

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Mäkelänkatu in Vallila Helsinki. Photo Taneli Eskola 2010

Joensuu, Finland

Greetings from Joensuu Finland

Sent by my friend 

Joensuu is the lively capital of the North Karelia region of Finnish Lakeland. Established by Czar Nikolai I of Russia in 1848, Joensuu lies close to the Russian border, about 400 kilometres from Finland’s capital, Helsinki.

 

Sunday Church

Church of Virrat, Finland

The church was built in 1772-1774.

Illustration Marja -Liisa Pitkäranta ( 1941 – 2003 ) Finnish illustrator