Photographer’s Note
El puente “Jätkänkynttilä” (“Puente de la Vela del Leñador”) fue construido en 1989. Sirve como un elemento de equilibrio entre los edificios de la ciudad, la suave pendiente de Ounasvaara y los amplios paisajes del río Kemijoki. Además de ser de suma importancia para el tráfico y el sistema de carreteras, el puente lleva el recuerdo de los tiempos de las embarcaciones de madera y rinde homenaje a los leñadores. En la parte superior de dos columnas hay una luz que parece la vela del leñador, un tronco cortado en dos con fuego en medio. El Jätkänkynttilä se ha convertido en uno de los símbolos de Rovaniemi.
The ”Lumberjack’s Candle Bridge” was built in 1989. It serves as a balancing element between town buildings, the gently sloping Ounasvaara Hill and the spacious sceneries of Kemijoki River. In addition to its importance for traffic and road system the bridge bears a memory from the times of timber floating and is homage to the lumberjack. On the top of two columns there is a lighting solution resembling the lumberjack’s candle, a log cut in two with a fire in between. The Lumberjacks Candle Bridge has become one of Rovaniemi’s symbols along with Pohjanhovi, Arktikum and the Reindeer Antler Plan. The River Kemijoki doesn’t freeze completely near the bridge in the winter. That spot serves as a perfect resting place for the migrating birds in the spring. There are thousands of birds on the most and also some rare species amongst them.
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Photo Information
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Copyright: carlos guitian (guitianmiranda)
(3530) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-08-20
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: nikon D 50, Nikkor 18-55mm AFS
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Bridges II [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-09-09 6:24








