and 200 feet wide, this sleepy island

was once a central location and stop-off

for a thriving logging industry.

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- [Narrator] Sitting around one mile

outside of Rovaniemi City-the capital city of Lapland-

is one of Finland's tiniest islands.

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The picturesque Kotisaari Island

is surrounded by the River Kemijoki.

The river was once used as a floating channel

by the log industry until 1980,

after which the practice of moving logs on water

was replaced by trucks.

While no one lives on the island,

it is accessible to visitors by boat from May to October,

with roughly 500 guests making the trek to visit per year.

To this day, the island remains looking as it did

back in its prime.

The only hint of modern times is the old boathouse,

which has been renovated and turned into a tavern

for visitors to have a meal and explore

the lumberjack rest stop.

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