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Photo: Klaus von Matt

 

Photo: Klaus von Matt

 

What to see in Sudnozero

What to see in Sudnozero

The graveyard of Sudnozero is one of the most impressive in Viena Karelia. Unfortunately, much of it was damaged or destroyed in the 1950s and 1960s when factory workers from nearby Kem, sent to the village to cut hay, stole icons and tore down crosses and wooden shelters on the graves for firewood. The village was vacant at the time, but hay was cut there for the cattle on the collective farm in Voknavolok.

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.

Vihtoora's house was 100 years old in autumn 1994. The man who built the house and his family were photographed by Inha on his visit to Sudnozero.

The old Orthodox village chapel was built again in the beginning of 2000s. An old photograph of the chapel by Samuli Paulaharju guided the building process which began in 1997.

Sudnozero