Pellinki
Pellinge is accessible from the Finnish mainland via a small vehicle/pedestrian cable ferry from Tirmo. The ferry runs at 15-minutes intervals and is provided free, as such ferries are considered an integral part of the national road network.
Approximately 260 persons live on Pellinge. 95% of the population are Swedish-speakers. There is a school which teaches pupils in grades 1-4 of the Finnish education system (from grade 5, pupils must attend schools on the mainland). There is also a daycare centre for pre-school children. Both these institutions use the Swedish language as the medium for instruction.
Pellinge has its own graveyard and also a chapel dedicated to St. Olaf. The community has several organisations that are well attended and participated. For instance, there is a voluntary fire brigade and two Martha unions (a Finnish women's society).
Traditional ways of life on Pellinge include fishing, boat building, forestry, axe throwing and agriculture - although these have all declined significantly in recent times. Today many of the island's inhabitants commute to work to workplaces on the mainland.
At a young age, Tove Jansson and her family spent many of their summers in a rented cottage on one of the islands of Pellinki.
References
- ^ "Getting Here and Getting Around". Visit Pellinge. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Pellinki". Finferries. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Ahola, Suvi (2008). "Jansson, Tove (1914–2001)". Biografiakeskus. Translated by Fletcher, Roderick. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
Media related to Pellinki at Wikimedia Commons
- Visit Pellinge (in English)
60°13′N 025°52′E / 60.217°N 25.867°E