Muonionniska
he
journey from Kolari to Muonionnniska takes more than two days. The party
arrives in Muonio on 28th June. Four men have been needed to punt the
boat during the journey. Acerbi notes that not even the five horses of
the inn would have made it through the strains of the journey. Shooting
the last in the chain of rapids, Äijäkoski,
could be only made by two men: an old man of over 70 years of age and
a son of his, under 30 years of age.
In Muonio Acerbi's party meets an enlightened priest called Mathias Kohlström
who is rather shabby by appearance. He has guided many explorers and is
a talented observer of nature. He takes the party to the fells along the
river Jerisjoki. They climb the fell Keimiötunturi
and admire the partly still snow-covered slopes of the fell Pallastunturi.
They are told stories about the incredible fish catches in the lakes surrounding
the fells.
READ IN THE DIARY:
The quickwater boat and the village of
Muonionniska
On a nature hike in the surroundings of
Muonio
A.F.Skjöldebrand: The village of Muonionniska (a detail)
Muonionniska today
The fishing huts of Jerisjärvi
Kemi 
Tornio
Ylitornio
Pello
Köngäs
Kolari
Muonio
Enontekiö
Kautokeino
Alattio
Nordkapp
