Why a Booktrail?
1982: Who wants to transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi?
The Winter Job
What you need to know before your trail
Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go – and no money – he’s desperate.
A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi, the northernmost town in Finland. With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty steering wheel, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.
That’s when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special. And when he realises he might be in serious trouble…
Locations
Reset- Finland - Helsinki
- A: Aleksanterinkatu
- B: Kamppi
- C: Pitäjänmäki
- Iceland
- D: Ilomantsi
- E: Vaasa
- F: Kilpisjärvi
Travel Guide
From Helsinki to Kilpisjärvi
Quite the roadtrip! There’s a journey and a half in this novel and we’re headed right up to the most northernmost town in Iceland – Kilpisjärvi
Kilpisjärvi is located in Finland’s northwestern “arm” near the northwesternmost point of the country.
Although Kilpisjärvi is one of the largest villages in Enontekiö, it is still quite small. In 2000 its population was recorded as 114.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Winter Job
Destination/location:Helsinki, Kilpisjärvi Author/guide: Antti Tuomainen Departure Time: 1982
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