CHURCH BOAT
Traditional Finnish rowing boat
FINLAND
- Church boat, “kirkkovene”,
is a traditional Finnish rowing boat, which carried our ancestors almost every
Sunday sometimes tremendously long distances to the holy mass. After the holy
mass they almost immediately set themselves up for the trip homewards. If there
was time waiting for the others they gathered strength by eating and resting
for the race with the other boats sharing the same trip or part of it back
home. The boats now use for fun
ecological exercise, sightseeing and races.
The wooden
rowing boats, a 12 meters long carry 14 oarsmen (one oar each) and a cox
steering the boat.
