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100 1 _aJärventaus, Arvi,
_d1883-1939
245 1 0 _aKettusen komppanian Lapinmatka
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2026-01-31
508 _aJuhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
520 _aKettusen komppanian Lapinmatka by Arvi Järventaus is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. It follows siblings Kalle, Pekka, and Sirkka Kettunen—joined by their friend Ola Svensk—on a long trek from a southern school town back to their home in Lapland. Expect a lively mix of wilderness travel, humor, and Lapland lore as the youngsters test their grit amid rivers, forests, and tundra. The opening of the novel introduces the Kettunen children at a boardinghouse, where a letter from home—revealing the beloved calf “Tösseli” was slaughtered for a bishop’s visit—upsets Pekka and sparks spirited table talk about summer plans. The trio departs by train, meets Ola at Ristiniemi, and reaches Soasjoki, where a bird‑mad pastor hosts them and shares his egg collection and eccentric field tales. Setting off on foot with simple gear, they camp by an old hay shed; Pekka vanishes while fishing and is found shaken after glimpsing a “hairy head,” which proves to be a bear. That night the bear attacks; Ola wounds it and Kalle finishes it with a pistol, after which they skin it and learn it had been feeding on a nearby cow. The grateful farmer Jaakko Musikka claims the meat and promises to tan the hide for their family, then hosts them with bear stew (the children prefer viili) and hypnotic stories of Lapland sorcerers and giants. The section ends as he ferries them upriver toward Kunnasenvaara, while they absorb dialect words and watch lapwings playfully dubbed a “virkakunta” of village officials. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cPorvoo: WSOY, 1929
653 _aFinland -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77824
999 _c118544
_d118544