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Photo: Klaus von Matt

 

Photo: Klaus von Matt

 

The House of Hökkälä

This house, the oldest in Sudnozero, was built by Hökkä-Petri in 1813, and was where I. K. Inha and K. F. Karjalainen stayed while in the village. At the time of their visits, the master of this house, considered the wealthiest in the village, was Hökkä-Iivana, whom Inha mistakenly referred to as Petri in the caption of his photograph.

When they came to the house for the first time, Inha and Karjalainen were mystified when their host disappeared in mid evening. In the morning they learned that he had rowed the 15 km to Voknavolok by night to get tea and sugar for his guests. The entire village was so poor that not a single person had such luxuries on hand.

Ilmari Kianto also stayed with Iivana in Hökkälä when travelling in Viena.

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This house, the oldest in Sudnozero, was built by Hökkä-Petri in 1813, and was where I.K. Inha and K.F. Karjalainen stayed while in the village...

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