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Dipnet Letter Archive 2024-2026
Dipnet letter is a newsletter that shares the latest news about the Torne River dipnet tradition, the activities of Torne Valley Dipnet Culture -project and upcoming events. Here, you can browse and read also the past newsletters. From Newsletter 3. onwards the letter has been written in English too.
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Dipnet Letter 16 February 2024 (Fin & Swe)
Tervetuloa lukemaan Lippokirjettä eli Unesco-uutiskirjettä. Uutiskirje on kaikille avoin ja listalle voivat liittyä kaikki, joita kiinnostaa…
Dipnet Letter 18 April 2024 (Fin & Swe)
Talven selkä on taittunut ja lippokirjeen on tilannut jo reilusti yli sata henkilöä. Selvästikin lippokalastuskulttuurin matka Unescon…
Dipnet Letter 19 June 2024
Summer and the river midges are here! Dipnet fishers are once again a familiar sight at the rapids and krenkus, and soon we’ll even get to decorate the Midsummer pole…
Dipnet Letter 8 October 2024
The leaves on the trees are changing color, and the dipnet season for this summer has come to an end. The dipnetting bridges have been taken down to wait for next spring, and the whitefish have been distributed…
Dipnet Letter 19 December 2024
The year is turning, and soon we will be welcoming the New Year. At the end of the year, we received fantastic news as the Inkeri and Mauri Vänskä Foundation granted…
Dipnet Letter 12 March 2025
Spring is coming, and the UNESCO application is finally being prepared at the ministries in Sweden and Finland. This is how our journey so far has unfolded…
Dipnet Letter 18 June 2025
At the rapids, salmon have already been caught with dipnets, and volunteer workdays have been spent together. During the spring, however, major developments have taken place in cultural heritage…
Dipnet Letter 21 October 2025
Dear readers of the Dipnet Letter, we have updated the newsletter template, so from now on the Dipnet Letter will be published in three separate language versions…
Dipnet Letter 16 December 2025
As I write this, UNESCO’s 20th General Assembly on intangible cultural heritage is currently underway in New Delhi, India. A year from now, at the same time…
Dipnet Letter 10 March 2026
The last time I wrote to you, it was about this year’s Unesco General Assembly, which will be held in China. However, in January we received information that the processing of the application for dipnet fishing in the Torne River has been moved…
