Vol. 9, No 1: 116–123.

Tourism and Service

 2024

Scientific article

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Anastasia V. Kuznetsova
bachelor's degree, Petrozavodsk State University
(Petrozavodsk, Russia),
anastasiakuz885@gmail.com

Photographic Tourism as an Activity of the Sampo Tourist Club: Exploring the Photo Collection of Victor Yugelainen

Scientific adviser:
Natalya Y. Kuznetsova
Reviewer:
Anna Vasileva
Paper submitted on: 11/09/2023;
Accepted on: 03/29/2024;
Published online on: 03/30/2024.
 Abstract. The article focuses on the emergence of photographc tourism in the Republic of Karelia, specifically examining the activities of the Sampo tourist club. The primary source for this study is the museum collection of photos taken by Victor Yugelainen, which includes a variety of color and black-and-white photographs. Analysis of the collection reveals that the sports trips organized by the Sampo tourist club had a significant impact on the development of photographic tourism in Karelia. The photographs vividly depict the diverse landscapes visited by the club members, reflecting the geography of the club's hiking trails and the progressive changes in tourist equipment over time.
Keywords: photographic tourism, toursim history, hiking, sports tourism, museum collection, Sampo tourist club, caving, Antikainen ski track

For citation: Kuznetsova, A. V. Photographic Tourism as an Activity of the Sampo Tourist Club: Exploring the Photo Collection of Victor Yugelainen. StudArctic forum. 2024, 9 (1): 116–123.

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