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SUMMARY:Nordic Clinker Boat Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:Maritime Kotka and Loviisa will bring together stakeholders from across the Nordic region in September 2025. Participants are expected from all over the Nordic countries\, including boat builders\, associations\, museums\, educational institutions and all wooden boat enthusiasts.\nNordic Clinker Boat Conference 4.-6.9.2025 in Kotka and Loviisa\, Finland\nThe Nordic clinker boat traditions was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2021 and it was the first Nordic nomination. Nordic cooperation has existed in the background for years before\, with the first large-scale Nordic conference taking place in Denmark in autumn 2023.\nThe first day of the conference will take place at the Maritime Centre Vellamo in Kotka. Guests will have the opportunity to visit the exhibitions of the the Maritime Museum of Finland and the Finnish Wooden Boat Centre. On the second day\, we will travel to Loviisa to Tradition Centre Kuggom\, where we will continue our work in workshops discussing different topics among professionals and enthusiasts. On the third day\, we will sail in the Gulf of Finland.\nThe conference will include presentations from different countries on wooden boat\, sailing and archipelago culture\, networking\, workshops on different topics and of course sailing on clinker boats.\nThe aim of the conference is to ensure that the inscription on UNESCO's Representative List leads to concrete actions and practical projects that will ensure the safeguarding and transmission valuable living traditions and know-how in the Nordic countries and at national level. Several projects have been launched in the Nordic countries to develop this heritage.\nThe event is organized in cooperation by the Finnish Heritage Agency\, the City of Kotka\, the Maritime Museum of Finland\,  Tradition Centre Kuggom\, Finnish wooden boat builders and Suomen puuveneilijät. \nThe event will be held in English and Scandinavian languages. On Thursday there will be Zoom translation available - take your phone and headphones with you! \nYou can still register to participate online to Day one\, 4th September.  \n \nPROGRAM \nThursday 4th September Maritime Centre Vellamo\, Kotka\n9.30 Registration and coffee10.30 Welcome and opening words\, Tiina Mertanen\, Maritime Museum of Finland10.40 Greetings from the Minister of Culture (video)10.50 Joining forces for the clinker boats11.05 The Nordic Clinker Boat Charter – steps for the future\, Tore Friis-Olsen\, Kysten (NO)\n11.20 Safeguarding – what’s in a word? Matti Hakamäki\, UNESCO facilitator (FI) 11.30 Building wooden boats in Iceland\, from past to present\, Einar Jóhann Lárusson (IS)    11.50 Wooden boat building education\, Fredrik Lejonhufvud (SE)12.10 NGOs as stewards of the clinker boat tradition\, Astrid Olhagen\, �\nlands Skötbåtsförening (FI)\n12.20 Discussion and questions\n 12.30 Lunch at the Vellamo centre\nVisiting the Finnish Maritime Museum and other exhibitions in the museums of Vellamo\n14.00 Various ways of using the clinker boats- Rowing competitions in traditional clinker boats in the Faroe Islands\, Kristina Djurhuus Christiansen\, National Museum of the Faroe Islands (FO)- Role of museums: LIMI - documenting and digitizing clinker boat heritage\, Tuomas Värjö\, Forum Marinum (FI)- Safeguarding through coastal culture\,  Sune Krohn\, Kystliv Holbaek (DK)- Working with Sámi boatbuilding\, Mika Alava (Sápmi/FI)  \n 15.00 What is the UNESCO inscription for? Panel discussion- Charlotte Hyltén-Cavallius\, Institute for Language and Folklore (SE)- Kristina Djurhuus Christiansen\, National Museum of the Faroe Islands- Leena Marsio\, Finnish Heritage Agency- Aivar Ruukel\, Estonian dugout boat builder- Tore Friis-Olsen\, Kysten (NO)\nQuestions and discussion\n16.15 Performance: The birth\, life and death of a wooden boat\, Vesa Purokuru and Andrea Vannucchi\n16.30 Visit to the Finnish Wooden Boat Centre in Kotka\n18.00-20 Reception hosted by the City of Kotka in Vellamo  \n \nFriday 5th September Tradition Centre Kuggom\, Loviisa\n9.00 Busses leave from Kotka Hotel to Kuggom\n10.00 Welcome to Kuggom - woodenboat building and projects\, Camilla Stjernvall and colleagues from Tradition centre Kuggom\n10.30 Parallel workshops in small groups (Participants will select one workshop in the morning and one in the afternoon. The workhops will include 1-4 presentations from various countries and facilitated discussions)\n1. Transmitting knowledge – educating boatbuilders for the futureLooking into education systems and transmitting traditional knowledge in different countries. Look into the future: what could be done to learn from each other and develop cooperation between the Nordic countries. Tero Toivonen (FI)\, Fredrik Lejonhufvud (SE)\, Kai Linde (NO)\, Asger Rørdam (DK)\, Anita Elefsen (IS)\n    2. Is traditional clinker boat heritage in danger?This workshop presents findings from a recent Forbundet KYSTEN (NO) survey of Norwegian boatbuilders and users regarding the urgent need for safeguarding measures. Following this\, we will discuss the definition of a "traditional boatbuilder" and whether it needs re-evaluation. Søren Nielsen\, Vikinshipmuseum (DK)\, Tore Friis-Olsen and Kjell Magne Mælen (NO)\, Petter Mellberg (AX)\n    3. Use of the boats – cooperation with various stakeholdersMany kinds of actors are needed to keep the heritage alive. What is the role of NGOs\, wooden boat races and other events or tourism operators in this work? Ilona Helske\, Finnish woodenboat NGO (FI) and Juha Erikkilä\, Gustavs Allmogeseglare\, Tove A. Hjellnes\, Kysten (NO)\, Lars Lejon\, Föreningen Almogebåtar (SE)\, Sigurbjörg Árnadóttir\, Icelandic Lighthouse Association (IS) \n   4. Maritime museums in a supporting role What is or could be the role of maritime museums in safeguarding clinker boat traditions? In this workshop you will hear a selection of projects and methods in implemented in various countries  Tuomas Värjö\, Forum Marinum (FI)\, Anita Estensen\, Agder museum (NO)\, Martin Dael and Tríona Sørensen\, Vikingship museum (DK)\n   5. Building wooden boats 1: Tradition - examples and techniques from different countries Practical workshop on techniques from different Nordic countries presented by boatbuilders. Rudi Biaudet (FI)\, Jari Vanhatalo (FI)\, Aivar Ruukel: Dugout boats in Soomaa (Estonia)\, Einar Jóhann Lárusson (IS)\, Einar Borgfjord (NO)  \n12.00 Lunch and tour at the Kuggom premises on wooden boat building \n13.30 Parallel workshops continue\n   6. Developing projects on clinker boats – case examples from the Nordic region In this workshop you will hear inspiring examples of clinker boat projects in the region and beyond. In the workshop you will also be able to develop new ideas further. What is needed to make a good project? Where to get funding from? Matti Hakamäki\, UNESCO facilitator (FI)\, Nina Sten\, KulturÖsterbotten (FI)\n   7. Passing it on – archipelago culture and the youthHow to get more young people involved in coastal outdoor activities using traditional boats? Whom to involve? How does it work? Examples from different countries. Kari Brenna Rian\, Kysten (NO)\, Bård Bakke\, Institute for pedagogy development (DK)\, Juha Erikkilä\, Gustavs Allmogeseglare (FI)\, Madeleine Harms (AX)\n    8. Wooden boats and new business models for the future How to make a living out of wooden boats? Here you will find inspiring examples of business models for boat builders\, users and associations. How do regulations differ in each country? Leena Ilmola\, International Institute or Applied Systems Analysis (FI)\n    9. Reconstruction and living tradition Can we understand the ships and boats of the past with contributions from present-day boatbuilding knowledge - and vice versa? Examples of replica projects in the region. Hannu Matikka\, Finnish Heritage Agency; Fredrik Lejonhufvud: Interpretation and reconstruction of a historical craft tradition in the Stockholm archipelago; Henry Forssell: Mekrijärvi Boat (FI)\, Vibeke Bischoff\, Vikingship museum Roskilde (DK)\, Tore Forsberg\, Manuelhandverk (NO)\, Dino Buljat\, Maritime Heritage Interpretation Centre DUBoak (CR)\n    10. Building wooden boats 2: Modern take on clinker construction – meeting present day demands In what other ways can we push clinker construction further? Exploring possibilities of joint ventures as means for developing new models for boatbuilders. Innovative examples from Finland and other countries. Lightweight\, low-maintenance boats with glued clinker plywood construction\, Mats Vuorenjuuri (FI)\, Kiisla\, combining tradition with wood composite construction\, Henrik Norri (FI)\, Kai Linde (NO)   \n15.00 Coffee break\n15.30 Summing up the dayShort inputs from the workshops. Discussing the future and path forward with safeguarding clinkerboats.Place for the Clinker boat conference 2027\n17.00 End of Day 2 \nBus to Kotka\nGettogether at Kotka\n \nSaturday 6th SeptemberSailing at the Gulf of Finland\, start from Loviisa harbor\n9.00 Bus from Kotka to Loviisa harbor or Porvoo\n10.00 -13 Sailing on Österstjärnan or Alexandra (Lunch at the boat) \n13 Äyskäri Small Boats Race starts from the Lovisa harbor\n13.30-16.30 second sailing with Österstjärnan\n13.00-18 Possibility to follow the Small Ships Race Äyskäri\n \nACCOMMODATION\nOriginal Sokos Hotel Seurahuone in Kotka (139-159e per room per night incl. breakfast) Code BVENE25  https://www.sokoshotels.fi/fi/kotka\nGasthaus Old Seaguard Station in Kotka (rooms for 2-4 persons\, 123-194€ per room\, incl. breakfast)  https://vanhamerivartioasema.fi/en/contact-information/\nKuggom Tradition centre in Lovisa (40-50€ per person in shared or single room\, breakfast 10\,90€) info@kuggom.fi\nHOW TO GET THERE\nYou will get to Kotka from Helsinki or the airport by bus or by train (not direct). In the form we also ask if you have interest on a direct charter bus from the airport to Kotka on the afternoon of Wed 3rd Sept. See other transportations in the program. If you stay in Kuggom\, we recommend to rent a car. 
LOCATION:Maritime Centre Vellamo\, Tornatorintie 99\, 48100\, Kotka\,
 Finland
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