{"id":7314,"date":"2022-01-10T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T10:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/?post_type=citadela-item&#038;p=7314"},"modified":"2023-05-04T19:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T16:39:39","slug":"kullankaivajana-lemmenjoella","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/en\/item\/as-a-gold-digger-in-the-lemmenjoki-river\/","title":{"rendered":"As a gold digger in Lemmenjoki"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>In Lapland, Finland, the Inari and Sodankyl\u00e4 areas were Europe&#039;s only topsoil Gold Fields, where gold leaching has been economically viable. There have been several gold miners in the Lemmenjoki area. Some of them were professionals using machines but for many gold mining was a way of life. Jaakko Kangasniemi, a fourth-generation gold digger, surveys the Lemmenjoki gold rush in an interview with journalist Seppo J. Partanen.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kullankaivajat.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Listen to an interview with gold digger Jaakko Kangasniemi. Editor Seppo J. Partanen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaakko Kangasniemi came to Lemmenjoki to dig for gold with his father in 1948. At that time, the so-called gold rush lasted about 5-6 years to subside and began again in the late 1970s when the price of gold rose. Some gold diggers dig for their profession, for others gold mining is a way of life. Journalist Seppo J. Partanen interviewed gold digger Jaakko Kangasniemi in 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Finnish Mining Act was amended in 2011, which put an end to mechanical gold mining in June 2020. Many shovel gold diggers continue to look for hobbies, albeit more on a recreational basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More stories from the north in the Inari municipality&#039;s sound archive: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tarinoideninari.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.tarinoideninari.fi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also check out the Lapland Gold Miners&#039; Association: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kullankaivajat.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.kullankaivajat.fi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7316\" data-id=\"7316\" src=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5eb961f7-d558-44f4-bda8-1bff67d34c7f.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5eb961f7-d558-44f4-bda8-1bff67d34c7f.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5eb961f7-d558-44f4-bda8-1bff67d34c7f-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5eb961f7-d558-44f4-bda8-1bff67d34c7f-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5eb961f7-d558-44f4-bda8-1bff67d34c7f-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5eb961f7-d558-44f4-bda8-1bff67d34c7f-600x394.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5eb961f7-d558-44f4-bda8-1bff67d34c7f-150x98.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gold pans Pellervo Kankainen&#039;s cabin in J\u00e4k\u00e4l\u00e4-\u00c4yts on Lemari River in Inari in the 1970s. Photo: Anja Halla. Journalistic Image Archive, National Board of Antiquities.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7317\" data-id=\"7317\" src=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7b638844-c0ed-4f13-a3a8-6272f799a76e.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7b638844-c0ed-4f13-a3a8-6272f799a76e.jpg 702w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7b638844-c0ed-4f13-a3a8-6272f799a76e-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7b638844-c0ed-4f13-a3a8-6272f799a76e-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7b638844-c0ed-4f13-a3a8-6272f799a76e-600x855.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7b638844-c0ed-4f13-a3a8-6272f799a76e-105x150.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gold digger Esa Kujala washes gold at a copper school in Lemmenjoki, Inari, Finland in the 1970s. He waves the copper coil to make the gravel stand out and the heavier gold remains at the bottom of the copper coil. Photo: Anja Halla. Journalistic Image Archive, National Board of Antiquities.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"686\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7318\" data-id=\"7318\" src=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e6e02f53-7cf8-4f9c-89a7-5e3f73998470.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e6e02f53-7cf8-4f9c-89a7-5e3f73998470.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e6e02f53-7cf8-4f9c-89a7-5e3f73998470-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e6e02f53-7cf8-4f9c-89a7-5e3f73998470-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e6e02f53-7cf8-4f9c-89a7-5e3f73998470-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e6e02f53-7cf8-4f9c-89a7-5e3f73998470-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e6e02f53-7cf8-4f9c-89a7-5e3f73998470-150x103.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gold rinsing Aatos Flinck leans on his shovel in the Lemmenjoki river in Inari, Finland in July 1970. Photo: Anja Halla. Journalistic Image Archive, National Board of Antiquities.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"671\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7319\" data-id=\"7319\" src=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2616509A0F212362A07DAE3AE53CB67E.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2616509A0F212362A07DAE3AE53CB67E.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2616509A0F212362A07DAE3AE53CB67E-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2616509A0F212362A07DAE3AE53CB67E-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2616509A0F212362A07DAE3AE53CB67E-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2616509A0F212362A07DAE3AE53CB67E-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2616509A0F212362A07DAE3AE53CB67E-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gold digger&#039;s cabin in Lemmenjoki. Photo: Viklund, Veli-Pekka, 1975. Ethnographic image collection, National Board of Antiquities.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"756\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7320\" data-id=\"7320\" src=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5fef56ca-c786-4406-ba25-dfd3bae03ee1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5fef56ca-c786-4406-ba25-dfd3bae03ee1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5fef56ca-c786-4406-ba25-dfd3bae03ee1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5fef56ca-c786-4406-ba25-dfd3bae03ee1-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5fef56ca-c786-4406-ba25-dfd3bae03ee1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5fef56ca-c786-4406-ba25-dfd3bae03ee1-600x454.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tarinapankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5fef56ca-c786-4406-ba25-dfd3bae03ee1-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gold digger Esa Kujala listens to the radio while burning a pipe in her cabin on the Lemmonjoki river in Inari in Finnish 1970s. Photo: Anja Halla. Journalistic Image Archive, National Board of Antiquities.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tarinoideninari.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sound archive of the municipality of Inari<\/a>. Seppo J. Partanen&#039;s material 1980-1991. 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