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ULEABORG TO THE NORTH CAPE. 371
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
Ofver Muonionifca, or Upper Muonionifca. The habitation of a Fin-
lander. ‘There are no boats to be had at this place. The people of
Muonionifca brought us as far as Reftijéki.
Kelketfuando : a fmall Finnith fettlement. The merchants of Tornea have
built here an apartment with a fire-place, to ftop at in their journeys
to the fairs in winter.
Pallajovenié is the firft Finnith colony in Lapland, properly fo called.
You pafs the frontiers of Oftrobothnia between Kelketfuando and
Pallajovenio.
Suontajervi. Here lives a fingle Lapland family, clofe by a lake of the
fame name (jervi fignifies a lake). No boats are to be had here in
fummer, becaufe the Laplanders go from home to fith.
Lappajervi, a Lapland fettlement, about half a mile (Swed.) in the inte-
rior of the country, on the right of the river. No boats to be had.
Pallojervi, a lake without any habitation near it.
Kintafari, an ifland in the lake of Pallojervi, without any permanent
habitation. Some Laplanders occafionally ftay there during the fifh-
ing feafon.
Reftijski: the name of the river which flows into the lake of Pallojervi.
A defert country. We fell in with fome wandering Laplanders on
the right bank of the river. You are obliged to go on foot.
3D2 Kevijervi
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