Farmstead museum 2 Photo

Photographer’s Note

In my previous post I showed you the exteriors of the houses in the Glims Farmstead Museum in Espoo. Here is one of the interiors, that of the so called greatroom of the dwelling house. Its exterior can be seen here and also here .

The dwelling or cottage was probably built in 1815. This is the biggest room in the farm, the greatroom. It was used as a baking room, an inn and probably also as a litigation room. The greatroom was the heart of the home, where food was prepared, meal was eaten and household tasks done. Also the kids played there and part of the people, mainly hired hands and girls were sleeping there.

The original fireplace and oven was in use up to the beginning of 20th century. However, this one in the photo, has been made later in 1950's according to the model of a similar one in Kauklahti village in Espoo. The dark appearance of the walls was caused by burning of shingle for lightning, which produced soot. The fireplace also gave light to the room. The oil lamps started to be common at the last half of the 19th ventury. The spinning-wheel was always near the oven, in so called women's side. This greatroom has been furnished according to the style of the late 19th century. The big table is on the opposite corner of the room, where is shot this photo. The set of dishes was stored in the cupboard and shelf on the left.

In Glims bread was baked according to the tradition of western Finland only a couple of times a year. The breads baked in the oven were dried in the beams which were hanging from the ceiling and then taken to the shed.

In WS you can see still another outdoor view of the Glims farm, this time taken from the lower yard.

Buin, molla, bobocortis, rodgerg, Clementi, saxo042, paololg, ktanska, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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Buin (38196) 2008-09-13 1:50

Hallo Lasse!
A truly beautiful scenery with a lot of details. This museum seems to be kept very affectionately. At the first glance this looks very cosy and homey - but I like my central heating and my dishwasher ... ;-)In combination with your note and the additional photos a contribution in the sense of TE!
Greetings from wet and cool Germany - have a nice weekend!
Frank

molla (6891) 2008-09-13 2:04

Hej Lasse,
There's are lot of common details in this interior, with the once I grow up with, One difference is that I was seldom that the walls where unpainted, even in the poorest and smallest "pörte " there was usually paint on the walls, otherwise the same cookery untensils the same type of vessel for making butter ect.
I like your comp even if the flash makes the photo a bit flat.
Anders

bobocortis (14144) 2008-09-13 2:51

Hello Lasse.
A great composition in this interiors' shot, taken with a correct use of flash.
I like the perfect exposure of the outdoor's details.
Well done.
Best regards.
Bobo.

XOTAELE (476) 2008-09-13 9:24

Hola Lasse.
Interesante comentario acompañando a esta ilustrativa escena.
Saludos, JL.

Silvio1953 (42725) 2008-09-13 9:43

Ciao Lasse, beautiful and interesting interiorof museum, splendid light, very well done, ciao Silvio

cobra112 (11880) 2008-09-13 14:54

What a beautiful scene of long time ago! Great details and lighthing. Bravo Lasse!

Roberto

Clementi (45101) 2008-09-14 0:27

Ciao Lasse,
fine shot,A modest but dignified life spends in this farm, very beautiful this museum. the photo is rich of details and warm colours.
nice work
Giorgio

rodgerg (24909) 2008-09-14 0:36

Hello Lasse,

Very interesting this vew of an element of the old time in Finland. The POV is well elected and the photo rich in details well colected. A good photowork.
Have a good evening,
Roger

carper (65598) 2008-09-14 10:09

a very special living room you captured here for us,
fine in shot here, good details, and fine quality, I like the idea, good photojob, have a nice evening Lasse.
regard Jaap

saxo042 (16234) 2008-09-14 11:22

Hej Lasse,

There are many interesting details here in this photo! I have seen many old Finnish houses looking something like this here in "the Finnish Forest" in western Värmland, where we had a lot of migration from Savolax in the seventeenth century. Today many of them are museums like here, and they have Finnish names like "Purola", "Anttila", "Mattila" and "Karmenkynna". The name of the last one is in Swedish "Ormhöjden" and I believe that the original Finnish name must have been "Käärmen Kunnas" (or something like that). But enough of that...

I like this picture for the details, the fine composition and the good colours.

Hälsningar från Göteborg
Gunnar

paololg (14205) 2008-09-14 12:29

Ciao Lasse,
very beautiful this inside, with a fireplace that also remembers our old rural houses. Considering that you have used the flash, you have succeeded in getting warm tonalities of color without overexposing and with a perfect sharp. Another demonstration of your photographic abilities.
Ciao, nice night
Paolo

gracious (20017) 2008-09-15 10:49

Hello Lasse,
thank you for sharing what is inside the farmstead museum after the first post!
this is a very good interior shot with good sharpness and good details!
thanks for the useful notes as well
cheers
Tony

ktanska (16695) 2008-09-17 4:43

Hei Lasse,
Good to see interior view too, there aren't too many on this forum.
Big oven, hand made carpets and other details give nostalgic feeling. And I really like those breads hanging. Effect of flash is fairly smooth, although top part could be darkened in PP.
Kari

COSTANTINO (23135) 2008-09-22 12:57

Hello my friend,
thanks for sharing such a traditional photo
lke this one..I like everything in this scene,
and I remember many of them into my grandmothers house..I like this perfect
interior,bravo my friend your photo brought
so many memories into my mind..
Compliments from GREECE
cOSTANTINO

Longroute (9801) 2008-10-13 5:01

Really a lovely indoor image of this beautiful traditional house. The fireplace which occupies most of the photogram and the tiny window to the right form a very armonious composition, with a good light, natural colours and a sense of space.
I see the fireplace was also an oven for baking and a cooking stove, but why they baked bread only twice a year?
Interesting and fine.
Donato