【Following Local Custom: Having Breakfast at Laavu】體驗拉普蘭的風俗：在Laavu吃早餐｜University of Lapland｜芬蘭拉普蘭

Описание: A Finnish Laavu is a small structure that travelers can temporarily dwell or taking a rest during their hiking trips in the wilderness. Travelers use Laavu as a shelter during fishing or hiking trips. Travelers can make a campfire with the already built structure at Laavu. Also, travelers use Laavu as a stop to take a rest and cookout along trails during the daytime. In Rovaniemi, there are several Laavus nearby the city center and residential area. Since I have studied at the University of Lapland, I have been to Laavu alone quite often. Once, I went to Lavvu in the afternoon and saw two young guys after school came to Laavu. One of the kids took out his axe from his backpack, started to chop wood, and made fire. Even though I could not speak Finnish, I could see the two guys had a heart-to-heart talk. Personally, it is interesting to see such scenarios that locals commonly bring their axe or puukko, chopping wood, having a cup of coffee in the wild. I appreciate this kind of lifestyle during my study here. Therefore, I documented my experience that I had my breakfast with the magnificent view at Lavvu.
The video is filmed on 26 March 2021, my favorite winter springtime in Rovaniemi. The story starts from a beautiful morning with birds chirping. I went to Laavu by bicycle even though there was still snow. I took some firewood which is stored at supplemented the Laavu place. The dead and dry grasses were collected before making fire. Then, I used a puukko chopped firewood and feather stick to easily start a fire with matches, keep warm. A personal kettle is easily carried and boils coffee handily. The Kuksa, a type of drinking cup which is made from birch burl, is a traditional craft of Sami people. I particularly like to use this type of cup because it will leave traces of use more easily than cups of other materials, and it has to be maintained by walnut oil once it is too dry. After finishing a coffee cup, I skewered bacon on the shaved stick and roasted it on the fire. It is cozy as always when appreciating the magnificent snow-covered lake at breakfast time.
Personally, the experience of staying at Laavu is a travel that is similar to having a cup of juice with my friends at the convenience store nearby my house in my hometown. Rovaniemi is a place where have a nice combination of artificial constructions and nature. Even if fossil fuels have used nowadays, we can still slowly use the sustainably harvested wood to make a fire and experience a simple life.

芬蘭拉普蘭的”Laavu“是一種小型結構，提供旅行者可以在野外徒步旅行期間暫時居住或休息，在釣魚或遠足旅行期間使用Laavu作為庇護所並且使用已經建成的結構生起篝火。在羅瓦涅米市中心和居民住宅區附近有數個 Laavu，自從在拉普蘭大學留學以來，我經常一個人去Laavu。某天下午，看到兩個放學後的年輕人來到Laavu。其中一個年輕人從背包裡拿出斧頭，開始劈柴，生火。雖然我不會說芬蘭語，但我能看出兩個人正在聊心事。看到當地人經常帶著他們的斧頭或Puukko（拉普蘭傳統短刀），在野外砍柴，喝杯咖啡這樣的場景讓我印象深刻。我很欣賞這種生活方式。因此，我記錄了一段我在 Lavvu 與壯麗景色中享用早餐的體驗。
該視頻於 2021 年 3 月 26 日拍攝，這是我在羅瓦涅米最喜歡的冬春季節。故事從一個美麗的早晨開始，鳥兒鳴叫。儘管還有雪，我還是騎自行車去了Laavu。我拿了一些木柴，這些木柴可以在Laavu邊的小木房裡取得。在生火之前收集一點乾草，因為在冬天有助於生火。我用Puukko切碎木柴和羽毛棒生火取暖。小水壺方便攜帶，煮咖啡也很方便。 而Kuksa是一種由樺樹節製成的水杯，也是拉普蘭薩米人的傳統工藝品。我特別喜歡用這種類型的杯子喝咖啡，因為它比其他材質的杯子更容易留下使用痕跡，而且一旦太乾就必須用胡桃油保養。喝完一杯咖啡後，我將培根串在刨光棒上，然後在火上烤。在早餐時間欣賞壯麗的白雪覆蓋的湖泊時，它一如既往地舒適。
在Laavu的體驗，就像是和朋友在自己家鄉附近的便利店喝杯果汁一樣。羅瓦涅米是一個工業與自然完美結合的地方。即使現在已經使用化石燃料，我們仍然可以慢慢地用可持續栽種與採伐的木材生火，體驗純粹的生活。