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 Arteles Catalogue 2011
Annual Report 2009-2010 [PDF - texts only in Finnish]
In the year 1901 Miss Sigrid Richter donated the land she had bought to the municipality of Haukijärvi so that they could start building a school. The Next year the first school building was built to the site. After the full, compulsory education began in 1934, the second school building was built and completed in the year 1941. In both buildings flats were made for the teachers, where they lived while their teaching periods. |
 The students were mostly from the villages nearby. The most famous one is no doubt F. E. Sillanpää, a Nobel-prize winning writer. The subjects were taught first by two and later by three teachers and a maid and cook kept the household in a good condition.
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 In the school students studied religion, Finnish, geography, history, math, biology, drawing, writing, singing, gymnastics and handcrafts. School trips to the near villages were done using skis, bikes and by walking.
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 The school was significant for the village – it educated and cultivated the children and guided them into cultural hobbies, such as playing music. The school facilities were also used for various celebrations and festivals organized by the village members. There was also a library meant for the whole village, which was operational until the 1970’s.
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The school closed its doors in the traditional sense in the summer of 2009. From 1.1.2010 onwards Creative Center Arteles will settle into these historical facilities and start bringing lively domestic and international culture to the region.
Dance performance in the house 1985:
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