#FinLine 2023 Slideshow

32 international skaters joined the #StreetGliders' 31st annual FinLine #inlineskating event in July 2023, skating a 390-kilometer trip in southern #Finland. For more information, see https://katukiitajat.fi/ 0:00 Get-together at the Paavo Nurmi Statue (1925) by Wäinö Aaltonen 0:08 Sibelius Monument ("Passio Musicae", 1967) by Eila Hiltunen 0:12 Café Regatta 0:21 Start from the Helsinki Olympic Stadium 0:32 Tampere Theatre (1912) by Kauno S. Kallio and Oiva Kallio (the official start of skating) 0:34 Tammerkoski central waterfall and power plant (1932) by Bertel Strömmer 0:36 Keskustori Square and the belfry of Tampere Old Church (1828) by Carl Ludvig Engel 0:38 Rajaportti public sauna (1906) on Pispalaharju esker 0:40 Pispala Shot Tower (1908) 0:51 Homemade black currant and ginger-rhubarb juice 0:59 Lempäälä Church (about 1502–1505) 1:02 Vaihmalan Hovi hotel garden 1:04 Vaihmalan Hovi lakeside sauna 1:09 Hiidenvuolle (Vanajavesi) lake 1:29 Sääksmäki suspension bridge (1963) across Vanajavesi lake, span 153 m 1:34 Uittamo beach (Vanajavesi lake) 1:40 Kalvola Church (1919–1921) by Ilmari Launis 1:42 Iittala glassware factory outlet ("like skaters in a china shop") 1:56 The Parola Armour Museum 2:02 MT-LB Armoured Personnel Carrier, made in the USSR 2:05 Private outdoor gig of the famous harpist Jouni Kenttämies 2:15 Häme Castle (originally from the 13th century) 2:19 Hotel Emilia 2:21 The "Rose Temple" of Aulanko park (late 19th century) 2:23 "Colonel Hugo Standertskjöld (1844–1931) created the Aulanko park in 1882–1926 and donated it to future generations" 3:02 Lunch Cafeteria Päivänsäde, the best lunch in the town of Lammi 3:06 Reporter from Etelä-Suomen Sanomat newspaper, Juottimen ranta beach (Pääjärvi lake) 3:11 "Kurhila Cow Lottery on Sunday August 13 in the yard of the Old Inn" 3:20 Vääksy canal (1867–1871) 3:22 Hotel Tallukka 3:24 Birchbark arts by Erkki Pekkarinen 3:40 Former botanical garden by Professor Johan Petter Norrlin (1842–1917) 3:47 Vääksy rapids and water mill & power plant museum 3:52 "Eel chest" for collecting eels to be transported past the downstream power plants 3:58 Local entrepreneur Lauri Rapala (1905–1974), the founder of the fishing lure manufacturer Rapala VMC Plc. 4:01 Vääksy lock, the busiest leisure boating lock in Finland (rise 3 m) 4:05 Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (July 12, 2023) 4:07 Live radio interview by the national public broadcasting company Yle 4:09 Loukkuharju uphill (climping up onto Salpauselkä ridge) 4:15 Lahti–Vesivehmaa airfield (EFLA) 4:23 Huutotöyry beach (Konnivesi lake) 4:30 Kimola log driving canal (1962–1966), converted for leisure boating in 2020 4:33 Kimola canal tunnel, a unique underground boating experience 4:37 Kimola lock, the highest single lock in Finland (rise 12 m) 4:51 Verla board mill owner's residence (1885) by Carl Eduard Dippell 4:56 Aurantola manor 5:00 Aurantola wedding chapel 5:03 Early morning haze above Karijärvi lake (Herransaari island) 5:05 Verla groundwood and board mill museum (1893), UNESCO World Heritage listed 5:14 Maria Mattsson's legendary footprints after over 50 years of cardboard weighting 5:16 "EXPORT GOODS. Place of discharge: Port of Kotka. Contents: Cardboard. Place of loading: Selänpää. Consignor: Werla Groundwood & Board Factory Ltd." 5:22 Vuohijärvi Church (1966) by Väinö Vuorinen, nowadays a nature and culture center 5:24 Orilampi holiday resort beside the Repovesi National Park 5:26 Voikoski rapids, the factory of the industrial and medical gas company Woikoski Ltd. 5:29 Virransalmi museum bridge (1936–1937) 5:37 Hotel & Inn Villa Aurora 5:40 Veljesniemi wood-heated lakeside sauna (Pyhävesi lake) 5:48 Art Centre Salmela 5:50 Bastille day party with Framboisines® and Griottines® 5:52 Traditional FinLine Mölkky® competition in the night 5:56 Salmela outdoor concert venue 6:06 Roosi beach, Liekune (Puula) lake 6:08 Camberwell beauty caterpillar (a.k.a. mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa) 6:11 Restaurant Puulanaitta 6:24 Mikkeli Hallitustori Square (the official finish of skating) 6:26 Field Marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim Statue (1967) by Kalervo Kallio 6:31 Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna 6:35 Farewell party in Frans & Michelle restaurant 6:44 Officer residences of the former Mikkeli garrison 6:50 Kirkonvarkaus (lit. "the church theft") suspension bridge (1967) across Saimaa lake, span 139 m 7:02 Kenkävero (lit. "the shoe tax") priest house (1869) by Alfred Caven 7:04 Memorial of the Cudgel War (peasant uprising) battle on January 23, 1597 7:06 Savilahti bridge and the Port of Mikkeli (Saimaa lake) 7:08 Savilahti Stone Sacristy (the first half 16th century), the only remains of the Savilahti Church 7:13 Nature-themed glass façade (2019) by Lauri Nykopp, Perhetalo building of Mikkeli Central Hospital 7:19 Mikkeli Cathedral (1896–1897) by Josef Stenbäck 7:27 Skating up the Naisvuori stairs 7:34 Naisvuori water tower (1911–1912) by Selim A. Lindqvist 7:49 "Uusi kevät" (1987) by Veikko Haukkavaara