Timber floating in Finland (1938)
From the golden age of timber floating in Finland. My colorization of Aarne Pietinen´s (prob.)1938 photo in the Finnish Heritage Agency archive.
"Floating was once of vital importance for getting timber from remote forests to the mills. Almost all lakes, rivers and even burns in Finland have carried timber at some point. The volumes transported by floatingwere highest in the 1960s, but have since declined gradually. Some years ago many people even predicted death of floating. However, systematic improvements have increased the compatibility of the mode and, for the time being, the outlook for floating is actually quite good." (Timbertransportforum.org, 2002)
Timber floating in Finland (1938)
From the golden age of timber floating in Finland. My colorization of Aarne Pietinen´s (prob.)1938 photo in the Finnish Heritage Agency archive.
"Floating was once of vital importance for getting timber from remote forests to the mills. Almost all lakes, rivers and even burns in Finland have carried timber at some point. The volumes transported by floatingwere highest in the 1960s, but have since declined gradually. Some years ago many people even predicted death of floating. However, systematic improvements have increased the compatibility of the mode and, for the time being, the outlook for floating is actually quite good." (Timbertransportforum.org, 2002)