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  • Preserving the Culture of a Lost Karelia

    Preserving the Culture of a Lost Karelia

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    Mark Wiltshear
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    I speak to Marjo Matikainen-Källström, Satu Hallonberg and Markku Pulli about Karjalaisetkesäjuhlat; the commemoration of the evacuation of 430,000 people from Karelia after World War 2 and a celebration of continuing Karelian culture. I then speak to Satu (now Mrs Wiltshear) who shares some of her family’s memories as evacuees from Karjala.

  • Preserving the Culture of a Lost Karelia

    Preserving the Culture of a Lost Karelia

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    Mark Wiltshear
    in

    I speak to Marjo Matikainen-Källström, Satu Hallonberg and Markku Pulli about Karjalaisetkesäjuhlat; the commemoration of the evacuation of 430,000 people from Karelia after World War 2 and a celebration of continuing Karelian culture. I then speak to Satu (now Mrs Wiltshear) who shares some of her family’s memories as evacuees from Karjala.

  • Exploring Finland: Putting The Podcast Into Practice

    Exploring Finland: Putting The Podcast Into Practice

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    Mark Wiltshear
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    During summer 2016, I had the opportunity to visit the wilds of Eastern Finland, near to the town of Kitee.  I was invited to join Satu at her Grandparents’ old home, right on Finland’s border with Russia. During this trip, I found myself saying ‘yeah, I know about this, I covered it in the podcast’,…