In Hailuoto village, 8km east of Marjaniemi, Kniivilä is an open-air museum of old wooden buildings, including a shoemaker's cottage, a barn and a cowshed. Farming implements and fishing equipment are among the 3000 items in its collections.
Kniivilä
Central Finland
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