Pictures about the revitalisation process

Building the Vuokkiniemi school Preserving the oral tradition Building the Vuokkiniemi church Electrification of Venehjärvi Protection of the Vienansalo forests Revitalisation of the folklore festivals

Memorial to rune singers Research trips New generation of artists in Viena Rescue of the Paanajärvi village Recording of the folklore

Academician Pertti Virtaranta was wholeheartedly involved in the Viena revitalisation work. He took part in research trips and collected folklore by taking notes, making recordings and taking photographs. Here he is loading his camera in the Latvajärvi graveyard in the autumn of 1992.