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a chapter in The Book of Ivalo

Setting for life. The inhabitants adapt to the place. The place is transformed by the inhabitants.

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Scenes from around Ivalo village. This chapter of the Book of Ivalo is growing slowly over time like a stalagmite.

The road to my cabin passes by some 300-year old spruces. These spruces grow at the very edge of their range. The candle shape is an adaptation to heavy snow that would otherwise break their branches. The place moulds its inhabitants.
An old man lived here. He drowned in the Ivalo river.
A young man burned the house down. He hung himself.
Leiritie street.
Spring comes to Sudentie street.

A view from a window.

Treasure shack has lost its roof.

At nighttime, the village dogs sing the song of their people. The constant barking is the soundtrack of Ivalo.

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