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16 Ounaskoski bridge, 1930s.

Photo: LMM/Pekka Parviainen
The railway from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi was
completed in 1934. On the first part of the route,
large and expensive bridges needed to be built,
such as the Ounaskoski bridge. The old bridge in
the photograph was used only for about 10 years,
because the German troops blew it up when
withdrawing from Lapland in October 1944. The
current bridge was completed in 1951.

17 View of Maantiekatu,
around the 1910s.

Photo: LMM/Iikka Paavalniemi
Maantiekatu used to be the main road of Rovanie-
mi. Over 30 shops varying from hardware shops
to delicatessens were located along the street in
the 1910s, not to mention the Rovaniemi markets.
This photograph taken from the old church’s tower
shows buildings on Maantiekatu; at the front are the
post office and Ida Hannula’s book and paper shop,
the Konttinen Manor is visible in the background.
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