Korpilombo

Korpilombolo lies in the forests west of the Torne valley, beside a stream that joins the Kalix River. Its name is recorded as early as 1553, and farms grew up around the lake of Korpilombolojärvi. Among their inhabitants in the late seventeenth century was Erik Mickelsson, whose family remained associated with the farms later known as Vanhatalo and Vuolo. The settlement formed part of the northern country where Finnish-speaking farming communities and Sámi land use met.