Steamer Wehkakoski (1910)
The small steamer Wehkakoski was an interesting multipurpose vessel owned by the Wehkakoski sawmill at lake Ruovesi in western Finland. In "office hours" it was used as a tugboat, on other occasions its design, with a large saloon, allowed her to be used as a church boat and for recreational purposes by the village people. The 17,09 m Wehkakoski, built in 1899, served in this capacity until 1917 when the sawmill was closed. After that the boat, renamed Kiiski, was transferred to lake Pyhäjärvi under newowners, the Neptun company. Still later it was owned by the Finlayson company for some time.
My colorization of J.H. Aho´s 1910 photo in the Finnish Heritage Agency archive.
Steamer Wehkakoski (1910)
The small steamer Wehkakoski was an interesting multipurpose vessel owned by the Wehkakoski sawmill at lake Ruovesi in western Finland. In "office hours" it was used as a tugboat, on other occasions its design, with a large saloon, allowed her to be used as a church boat and for recreational purposes by the village people. The 17,09 m Wehkakoski, built in 1899, served in this capacity until 1917 when the sawmill was closed. After that the boat, renamed Kiiski, was transferred to lake Pyhäjärvi under newowners, the Neptun company. Still later it was owned by the Finlayson company for some time.
My colorization of J.H. Aho´s 1910 photo in the Finnish Heritage Agency archive.