they made their homes on these banks and mingled with local karelians and indigenous laplanders really good here we have a mixture of populations. fishing has always been the main source of income for local people salmon was caught in the river of the rest from the same. small boats manned by three or four fisherman were able to stand up to the heavy seas but in truth back then only hoth of fishermen survived beyond the age of forty. two million people anyone going to sea in the north must know before hand that they might never be coming back they might simply vanish into eternity he's a strong gust of wind might bring heavy snow with it with the result that they wouldn't be able to see a thing. in other words they feel that facing the sea is like facing god as the riches of this land used to be the breeding ground of numerous rivalries. in the seas fish is of course in great demand. early settlers built seaside humbert's on the common peninsula before they started making their homes in villages they lived here throughout the year waiting for the summer fishing season to start alexande