Olenitsa

Olenitsa stands at the mouth of the river of the same name on the Tersky coast of the White Sea. It was known in the sixteenth century as a seasonal fishing station where salmon fishers lived during their work. Along this coast, fishing huts and salt works supported Pomor expeditions; some stations, including Olenitsa, later grew into villages. The river mouth brought together the inland waters of the Kola Peninsula and the fisheries of the White Sea shore.