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Tag: Museum

A Guided Tour of Culture Centre ‘Vanha Paukku’ in Lapua

18/07/2019 Mark Wiltshear

Part one of a two-part episode, I undertake a tour of the Kulttuurikeskus ‘Vanha Paukku’ with two expert guides; Susanna Oversteyns, Cultural Director and Sakari Hanhimäki, Museum Director. HUGE thanks also to Anu Haavisto, Leena Sarjola and Anniina Kivimäki for the impromptu, live performance of some haunting Finnish folk music. Mahtava!

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Reconstructing Finland’s Emigration History

13/12/2015 Mark Wiltshear

Episode 26 Tella takes us on a walk through history at the World of Trails in Peräseinäjoki. A collection of buildings, previously owned by Finnish

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The History of Emigration from Finland

11/10/2015 Mark Wiltshear

Tella tells about Finland’s historical emigration, where people came from, where they eventually settled and some that made their fortune and came back again.

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Distilling Moonshine, Finland’s Prohibition Era and Koskenkorva Vodka

14/02/2015 Mark Wiltshear

Join me as I visit the Koskenkorva Museo and learn about the history of distilling in Koskenkorva, as well as the distinctive local clocks, Könnikello, and we take another, brief tour around the saunas at Koskenkorva Trahteeri, until we end up at the ‘vodka tap’! Intrigued?

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