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ThreatsandpossibilitiesofasmallislandsocietyinthemiddleofSweden
Thisisthe4thassignmentin“Howtoreadanisland”attheOpenAcademyofÅland.
WrittenbyRoseMarieHellén2016-03-29.
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Contents:
Explainingthemethod page1
Vinöninfactsandfigures page3
Thetreatsofasmallislandsociety page5
Otherislandersviewofthethreatsofanislandsociety page8
Possibilitiesforasmallislandsociety page9
Otherislandersviewofpossibilitiesforasmallislandsociety page11
Summery page12
Explainingthemethod
InthisstudyIaimtoexaminethethreatsandpossibilitiesofasmallislandsociety,IwilllayoutthefactsaboutVinönandthendescribesomethreats,thatIfeelVinönisfacing.ThenIwillpresentfromfourotherislanders.ThenIamgoingtopresentsomepossibilitiesthatIfeelVinönisreadyfor.ThenIwillpresentthepossibilitiesfromfourotherislanders.Theseislandershavedifferentbackgroundandperspective.Iamgoingtousethemethodofsixthinkinghats,amethodintroducedbyEdwarddeBono1thismethodwasintroducedtothestudentsin“Howtoreadanisland”.Thethinkinghatsareusedtodescribeaproblemorsomekindofdifficultythatyoumayhave.Inaverysimpleexplanationofthesixthinkinghatsare:
Whitehat:Facts,figures,thingsthatareknown,orlacksinformationon.
Redhat:Emotions,feelings,impressions,hunches
Blackhat:Possibledangers,problems,difficulties,criticalthinking.
Yellowhat:Positivethinking,optimism,focusonbenefits,opportunity-thinking
Greenhat:Creativethinking,innovativethinking,newapproachestoproblems
Bluehat:Organizationofthinking,overview,summary
1EdwarddeBonoSixthinkinghats
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Vinöninfactsandfigures
TheislandofVinönisthelargestislandinHjälmaren.TheotherislandthatisinhabitedallyearroundiscalledValen.Vinönhaveanareaofapproximately4,5squarekilometres,thatisifyouasktheislandersthemselves.In“SverigesÖar”2Vinönis5,2km2.WikipediaalsotellsusthatVinönis4,5squarekilometres.InsearchofthetruthIcontactedafriendthathaveaccesstothemapsofSwedenandbyhismeasurementsVinönhasanareaof5,22squarekilometres.Vinönhaveanallyearroundpopulationof100inhabitants,Icountedallinhabitantinthefallof2015andfourpeoplehavemoved.Thereisapproximately50peoplethatliveonVinönhalfoftheyear,andalargenumberofsummerresidents.Accordingto“Sverigesöar”thepopulationwas102inhabitantsin2012,112inhabitantsin2005,119inhabitantsin2002,240inhabitantsin1944.
TheSwedishroadadministrationhaveaferrythatatnocosttakesyoufromthemainlandportofHampetorptoVinönin20-25minutes.Therideis5kmlong.Theferrygoesfor15ridesaday.Theferrytakes14normalsizedcars.Fortwomonthsinthesummertheferrydoubleitsrides,becauseoftourists.Theroadadministrationhavenolongeranaimtomakeaniceroadtothemainlandincoldwinters.Sotheferryrunsallyeararound,butnotduringthenight.
Thereisavoluntaryfirebrigadeontheisland.Itis10menwhopracticeonetimeamonthandcanbecalledoutwhenthereisafireontheisland.ThevoluntaryfirebrigadeonVinönisapartofthefiredepartmentofÖrebro.Therearetwodefibrillatorsontheisland.
ThenameofVinönisbelievedtocomefromtheoldwordforplaygroundforfishandbirds.Thisinformationcomesfrom“Riksantikvarieembetet”3
Hjälmarenhaveratheralotoffishermen,thereisabout24licencesforprofessionalfishermen.TenofthoselicensesareonVinönsofishingisanimportantpartoftheeconomy.AlmostallfishisboughtbyacompanythattakesthefishtoGöteborgwhereitissold.Pikeperchandcrayfishareeconomicallymostimportant.ThefishingofpikeperchiscertifiedbyMSCMarineStewardCouncilship,andhaveledtoastabileassetsofpikeperch.Theprofessionalfishinggave
2SverigesÖarAndersKällgård3NationalHeritage
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202tonsofpikeperch,25tonsofpike,49tonsofperchinHjälmarenin20144.Householdfishingisalsopopular.Thelicencedfishermencanfishonwaterthatbelongtothestate.Allfarmsowntherightoffishingontheirownwater.
FarmingisalsoanimportantpartofthesocietyofVinön.Thereissevenfamilyfarms.Thereiscows,sheep,hensandpigsontheislandnowadays.Thesoilismostlysandandisgoodforgrowingpotatoandstrawberry.Inthesixtiesandseventiestherewerealotofsmallcucumbergrown.Thespringoftencomeslatercomparedtothemainland,buttheautumniswarmer,atypicalislandclimate.WeestimatethatVinönhavemorehoursofsumthanthemainland.
Vinönhastwohistoricalsight´sfrom1000-1500A.D.oneburialplaceandoneringofstones,accompaniedbyastoneship.Vinönwasownedbyaconvent,Julitainthemiddleages,thenalltheassetsoftheconventswenttothestate.LaterVinönwasgiventotheestateofSegersjöandin1792VinönwassoldtoOlofAnderssoninLjungåfor200“riksdaler”in1793thetwovillagecommunityboughtVinönfor400“riksdaler”.Mostoftheislandersownedthelandbutnottheprovisionfromit,butin1906alotoftheislandersbought
themselvesfreefromthis.5Hjälmarenwasreducedin1877-1888by1,8metersandafterthisthetwosettlementsonVinönwassplit,andthehouseswheremovedintonewlocationsontheisland.In1874thefirststorewasbulid.In1884theschoolhousewasready.In1908thetelephonecablecame.In1940theferrycame.In1952theelectricitycame.6
In2005Vinönwasconnectedwithfibretothetelephonestation.Vinönnolongerhavearegulargrocerystore.TheislandersareabletoorderfoodfromastoreinÖrebrothatalreadyhaveanorderingsystem.Thefood-truckcomesonetimeinaweek.Thepostcomesweekdays,andthenewspapercomesalldaysthatisn’tholydays.ThelibraryinÖrebrohaveabranchintheschoolthatisopenforonehouraweek.ThemissionaryhousenowownedbyVKHF7,isusedforworshiponeSundayeverymonth.Thesemeetingsendswithcoffeeandarevisitedbyapproximately10%oftheislanders.Itisthestatechurchthatadministratesthis.Theperishalsoarrangesasocialactivityeachmonthoftheyear.
AllhousesonVinönhaveprivatesolutionsfortheirseversystem.Alotofthesesystemsarenotapprovedbythemunicipality.Themunicipalityarelookingintodifferentquestions
4http://www.slu.se/Dokuments/externwebben/akvatiskaresurser/publikationer/Rom2013/G%C3%B6s%20Resurs%C3%B6översikt%202013pdf5BoEkVinönenresa6BoEkVinönenresa7VinönsKultur-ochHembygdsföreingseelateroninthetext
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aboutsewersystemstheselastyears.Themunicipalityhavedeniedpeoplewhowantedtobuildahouseontheislandpermissionforasewersystem,becauseofthethreatofwaterpollution.Allpropertieshavetheirownwell,somearenotthatdeepandothersaredrilled.TherehavebeenproblemsoffindinggoodwaterontheislandandthereisaconcernthatVinönwillbecomelikeaSwisscheeseandthewholegroundwatersystemwillcollapse.Themunicipalityhavesuggestedthatwaterfromthemainlandwouldbeasolution.Themunicipalityalsohavesuggestedthatacollectiveseversystemshouldtakethewastetothemainlandthrewapipeonthebottomofthelake.
In1991VinönsKulturochHembygdsförening(VKHF)wasfoundedasaresultoftheworriesforthestore,theschool,theferry.
TheAssociationhavestruggledwithalotofthequestionsofthedifferentservicesfortheislanders.IndoingsoithavefoundhelpandsupportinthenationalorganisationSkärgårdarnasriksförbund8andHelaSverigeskaleva9.
VKHFalsohavetheroletobringpeopletogether.Itpaysfortheprintingofthemonthlypaper“Ö-bladet”thatsomewomenmakeeachmonthandhavedonesoforfifteenyears.VKHFdealswithissuesconcerningthepracticallifeaswellasthesociallife.ThehousesthatVKHFownareusedforallkindsofthings.Theoldmissionaryhouseisusedforartandcraftsinthesummer,andusedasachurchinwinter.ItisalsousedforsimplerovernightaccommodationfortheOutdooreducation.Theoldschoolhouseisusedasmeetingplace,asummercafé,library,anofficewithinternet,copymachineandotherofficefacilities.Thereisaloominthebasement,alsoawashingmachineandashower.Oneoftheouthousesholdsasmallmuseum.MembersofVKHFalsogathersandcollecthistoryobjectsandrecollectionsofoldtimes.Theyhopetomakeabook,thatholdsthehistoryofeveryhouseonVinön.VKHFtakescareofalltheholydayactivities,suchasEasterparty,Valborgsmässoafton10,Midsummeractivities,dayofflea-market,melodycrossword,lightevening,winterdayontheice,autumnparty,alltypesofactivitiestobringpeopletogetherandpromotesociallife.ThemottoforVKHFis“alivingisland”.VKHFhavealsobeenthemotherofdifferentprojectstopromoteVinön.
Thetreatsofasmallislandsociety
ThethreatsthatIseeforVinönarebasedonmyexperiencesafterreadingtheliteraturein“Howtoreadanisland”andtheexperiencefromotherislandsocietiesIhavevisitedduringtheyearsbeingactiveinSkärgårdarnasriksförbund.Iam38yearsoldandanislanderfrombirthandheritage.IhavelivedalmostallmylifeonVinön,I´malsoaguidefortouristontheislandsoItrytokeepmyselfuptodateabouttheisland.
8TheNationalAssociationfortheSwedishArchipelagos9ThenationalorganisationfortheruralareasofSweden10WalpurgisNight
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Anageingpopulationandthedecreasingofthepopulation
Bythenumbersfromthepopulationyoucaneasilyseethatthepopulationisdecreasing,butnotinanalarmingway.LikeSwedeningeneral,Vinönhasanageingpopulation.Itishardtofindworkontheisland,socommutingmaybeanoption.Thepeoplethatismovingtotheislandeitherhastheirrootshere,ortheyaremakingtheirsummerhouseintoanallyearroundresidence.Therearenotalotofhousesupforsale,andthismakesithardforyoungfamiliestobuyahousetolivein.Theferrydoesn´trideallhoursandthismakesithardtohaveashiftjob.Theelderlyoftenchosetostayintheirhousesaslongasitispossible,andthisholdbackthehousemarket.Withanagingpopulationcomestheissueofhomecare.OurlocalassociationVKHFhasbeentoldthattheoldpeoplethathavehomecarearethemostexpensiveinthemunicipality.Thereisalsonowaythattheoldpeoplecangethelpatnightbecausetheferrydoesn’tgoatnight.
Theissuesofarescuemission
Abigchangecamefortheislandersacoupleofyearsago,whentheroadadministrationdecidedthattheferryshouldbeplacedinHampetorpinsteadofonVinön.Thefirstrideofthedaywerenolongertoanyusefortheislandersandthelastrideforthenightbecameearlierintheevening.Beforethemove,theferrywascalledoutinemergencies,butnowtheroadadministrationdon´tseeitasacostthattheyshouldbare.TheislandersnowaredependentonSSRS“Svenskasjöräddningssällskapet”11thathasaonebigboat,asmallboat,andonehovercraftthatcarrypeopleinemergency.Thissystemisnotyetfullytrimmedin.ThereisnoproperpierinVinönorinHampetorp.Andthepeoplethatareoncallaretoofew.Thepeoplethatareoncallgainnothingforbeingoncall.Thechangeinsystemscreateanuncertaintyfortheislanders.Thefactthatthesystemnotisfullytrimmedinyetcontributestothefeelingofuncertainty.Thishaveinsomecasesmadeelderlyorislanderswithsomeconditiontomovetothemainland.
WhentheferrywasoncallallnightthevoluntaryfiredepartmentonVinönhaditsmissiontobethefirstpartofthefirefighting.Thenitwouldgetaidfromotherfiredepartments.TherehasneverbeenafireatnightonVinönsothefiredepartmentinÖrebrodoesn’tfeelthattheyneedaplantogettoVinönatnightwithafiretruckorextrafirefighters.Ifthereisafireatnight,Vinönareonitsowninfightingfire.In2015therewasadayofeducationinhazardsoffireanddefibrillators,whensocietyfailstogivefullservice,thepeoplethemselveshavetomakeprecautionstoavoiddanger.Thereisalsoaplantohaveonedayofeducationeveryyear.TheeducationisfreeandisadministratedbythefiredepartmentinÖrebro.
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ThequalityofthewaterinHjälmaren
Asofthepresentthelakeisoverfed,itisnotinthedangerzoneofcollapsingecologicallybutthereisathreat.Alltheseversystemsaroundthelakeandinit,issupposedtobelookedintobythemunicipality.Theyaresupposedtobecheckedsothattheyareaccordingtotherelativelynewhigherstandardthatisdemandedtostopoverfeedingthelake.Itisuptotheownerofthesewagesystemtocontrolthatthesystemholdstherelativelynewhighstandarditissupposedtohold.Systemsthatareolderthen5yeardoesn´tstanduptothenewhigherstandard,soIestimatethat95%ofthesystemsonVinönisinneedoffixing.Somethingmustbedoneabouttheoldsystemsanditisuptothemunicipalitytostoptheoverfeedingofthelake.Themunicipalityislookingatasolutionthatwouldtransportwaterandsewageinpipesinthelaketothemainland.
Iftheislandersandpropertyownerscancometogetherandmakeagoodsuggestionforthesolutionofthewaterandsewersystem,andpresentittothemunicipality,themunicipalityisinterestedtohearwhatsolutionthecitizenswouldprefer.Theprocessontheislandproducingthissolutioncanstrengthenthecommunity.Anoverlookonthepossibilityforchairedsolutionscanmaketheislandersmoreawareofthequestionofasustainablelife.
Waterfromthemainlandwouldhelpthesummerbusinessliketherestaurantthatneedalotofwaterforshorterperiodslikeconcertnights.TherewillprobablybeoptionaltousethewaterfromÖrebrothousomepropertyownersmightbeforcedtoconnectthemselvesataratherhighfee.
Iftheislandersandpropertyownersfailtomakeagoodsuggestiontothemunicipalityalotofpropertyownerswillprobablyfacealargefeewhentheyareforcedtoconnectthemselvestothewaterandseversystemthatisbroughttotheislandbypipesfromthemainland.Thisfeemightbetoobigforsenorislandersandtheymighthavetoselltheirpropertyprobablytoasummerresident.Alotofislanderseethesolutionofapipetothemainlandasathreatforthelake,whatwillhappeniforwhenthepipebrakes?
Thereisagroupofislandersandpropertyownersworkingwiththesequestions,buttheyarecomplexandhavealotoftechnicalissuesthatdemandsalotofknowledge.
WaterfromthemainlandwillprobablybequitechlorinatedbecauseithavetravelledallthewayfromÖrebro,especiallyinthewarmsummers.
Itisofabsolutenecessitytosolvetheoverfeedingofthelakebuttheissueishowtodoit.
TherearenowandthenplanstodiginthecanalintoÖrebro,tocreatebetterpossibilitiesforboatstogettoHjälmaren.AdiggingwouldbeagreatriskforHjälmarenwhenalotoftheoldpollutionfromÖrebroprobablyliesinthesedimentofthecanal.Icanonlyhopethepeoplewhomakesthedecisiontodigornotinvestigateswhatisinthesediments.
IfHjälmarenisoverfedoralargepollutioncomesoutitmightbeathreatforthefish,seafoodandalsotheoccupationforthefishermen.
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Alltheegginonebasket
Fishingisgoingverywellatthemomentandthereisahazardthattomucheffortandresourcesisgoingintothefishery.It’stheproblemofputtingallyouregginonebasket,isdangerousforallsocietybutespeciallyislands.12
HjälmarenoncewasthelargestproducerofcrayfishinnorthernEurope.Thisendedin1905whentheplaguecameandwhippedoutthewholepopulationofcrayfish.Thisbecameaneconomiclessonfortheislanders.Crayfishwaseatenbytherichpeopleandhadcreatedaratherlargeincomefortheislanders.Andwiththeplaguetheassetwascompletelywipedout.Afterthattheislanderswereforcedintodifferentwaystomakealivingontheislandandtheislandersarestillgoodatdiversifyingbutasubstantialpartoftheincomecomesfromthefishing.
Otherislandersviewofthethreatsofanislandsociety
RichardWidlund,34years,haslivedonVinönallhislifeexceptduringhisstudentyears.Question:WhatthreatsandproblemsdoyouseefacingVinön?Answer:securityaspects,wehavetofighttogetabettersystemofsecurityatnight.Thefrequencyoftheferryridesreduced.Theexpansionofshoreprotection.Drainageissues,theauthoritiescomingwithcompellingsolutions.Thattherewillbe"Stockholmprices"ofrealestate,thatwillbethreatforpermanentresidents.
PeterKumlin70yearchairmanofVKHFaformersummerresidentthatnowliveonVinönfulltime.Question:WhatthreatsandproblemsdoyouseefacingVinön?Answer:Thethreatisdesertificationandpoorcommunications.Changedauthorityexampleshorerightthatcanbe300meters,wouldbedevastatingforVinön.100metersisenough.
CatrineNeiler45yearsVinöbo,cafeowner,aformersummerresidentthathaveherancestorsonVinön,andhavemovedherewithherfamily.Question:WhatthreatsandproblemsdoyouseefacingVinön?Answer:AsyougetolderyoumayneedmorecareanditisquitefartothecareinVinön.IseenothreatforVinön,ifwarcomes,Vinönasafeplace,ifthereisamadmanwhoshootsaroundhimself,therearemenwithriflesonVinönwhocantakecareofit.
BirgittaAnderssonÅberg-Vinöbo50+,havemovedtoVinönwithnoformerexperienceandmarriedanislandentrepreneur.
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Question:WhatthreatsandproblemsdoyouseefacingVinön?Answer:Hjalmarenisveryoverfedwhichmaymeaninthelongruntothelakearedyingduetolackofoxygenandallfishandshellfishdie.Thelowwaterlevelfavorsnorfish.Thiswouldthenmeanthatyoucan´tliveasfishermenhere,andthatnotouristswantcomehere.Wemustgetwaterandsewagearoundthelake.MoreandmoreyoungerfamilieschoosenottosettleonVinönbecauseoftheferry,ifyouhaveirregularworkinghoursitdoesnotworktosettlehere.Thismeansthatmanyhousesonlywillbetimeresidentsandtheislandwillgrowagain.Itcanfeelheavyandlonelyformanychildren/teenagers,whichdoesnotbenefittheirsocialdevelopmentandstressofbussingchildrentovariousactivitiesonthemainland.Wethenalsodon´thavepeoplewhocanengageinsearchandrescueandNerikefiredepartment/rescueservices,Thiscanthenalsomeanthattherearefewertripsontheferryifweevengettokeeptheferryservice.
Possibilitiesforasmallislandsociety
Goodconditionsforhorticulture
VKHFwasatsomepointworriedthatthefieldswerenolongerusedsotheystartedagroupforinterestedfarmers.Thishaveresultedinthatfieldsthatwereontheirwaytobecomefulloftreesnowisusedagain.Ayoungcouplethathaveinterestandknowledgeinfarmingnowhavehensandotheranimalsinseason.Anothercouplehaveinvestedinastorageforpotatoes.
Thereisapositiveattitudetowardssmall-scalefoodproductionatthemoment,andVinönhavegoodconditionsforthesmall-scalefoodproduction.Vinönhavemoresunandawarmerautumnthanthemainland.Thereisplentysweetwaterfromthelaketowaterthethingsthataregrowing,thisinatimewhenwatersuppliesarerunninglowinsomepartsofSweden.Thereissomeinfrastructuretotakethewaterfromthelakeuptothefields.Thereisalsobuyersoftheproductsintheformoftouriststhatvisittheislandandmightbeinterestedinalocallyproducedgenuineislandproduct.PeoplearealreadycomingtoVinöntobuylocalproductslikefishandcrayfishsowhynotbuyacanofsomethingelsethatislocallyproduced.Vinönhadmadeanameforitselfasaproducerofsmallcucumbersandstrawberriessothereisatraditiontoworkwithin.Theoldschoolbuildingholdsakitchenthathasthestandardforsmall-scalefoodproduction.Thereisacoupleoflady´sthatproducethesekindsofproductsbutastrategyandmoreenergycouldreallymakethisofproductiontotakeoff.Productsfromthelandaresomewhatamoresecureproductionthantheonefromthelake.Theweatherisimportantforbothofthembutwhenyougrowthingsyouoftenknowwhatyoucanexpecttoharvest.Whenyougofishingthereisnoinsurancethatyougetanything.
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Goodconditionsforentrepreneurs
Ihaveatheorythatbecausetheislandershavebeenlandownersforalongtime,wehavelearnedtotaketheopportunitiesofsurvivingastheycome.Thishavemadeustotrueentrepreneurs,whencountinghowmanyislandersthathaveabusinesswefoundoutthatabout50%(wecountedtheentrepreneursin2007forSkärgårdarnasriksförbund)ofthepopulationwereentrepreneurs.Herearesomeexamplesofbusinesses:
Fishingandprocessingfishandcrayfish,smokingfish.
Farming:growingvegetables,processingfruitandberry,holdinganimalsfortheirmeatandeggs.
Allkindsofjobsforanexcavator.
Tourism:rentingcabins,café,restaurant,bikerental,icecreamkiosk,tourswithdifferentperspectives,drivingtourists,localfleamarkets.
Serviceslike;building,painting,electricity,heating.
Education:outdooreducation,thatseveralentrepreneursareengagedin.
Mailorderbusiness.
Producingcrafttothelocalartsandcraft.
Bakeryandbakingathome.
Theentrepreneursarealsousedtotakealivelihoodwhenitispresented,thisleadtobusinessthatengagesthemselvesinalotofthings.
VKHF–contributetothegoodsocietyandgoodcommunicationthatcreatesapositivespirit.
VKHFhaveovertheyearsbeenpartofalotofprojectstopromotetheisland.VKHFnowusesit´sworkforcetocreatemeetingplacesfortheislandersthemeetingplacescreateafeelingofbelongingandafeelingofVinönasanislandsociety.VKHFhasinitsmonthlypaperÖ-bladet,focusonpositiveactivitiestocreateapositiveislandsocietyandalsotoshowthatthingshappenontheislandoffthesummerseason.ThefibrecabletoVinönhavebeenlyingonthebottomofthelakefor10yearsandhavemadeitpossibletomakethegroceryshoppingeasyandfasterandhavemadeitpossibletoworkfromhomewhenpossible.Promotingthepossibilitytoworkfromadistanceshouldattractmoreresidentstotheisland.VKHFalsohaveinstalledsolarcellsontheroofofoneoftheirbuilding,promotingthethoughtofmakingyourownenergyinÖ-bladetandmakingmoreislandersinterestedinproducingenergy.
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Otherislandersviewofpossibilitiesforasmallislandsociety
RichardWidlund,34years,haslivedonVinönallhislifeexceptduringhisstudentyears.Question:IfyouthinkcreativelywhatopportunitieshaveVinön?Answer:Thereisalotyoucancultivateandprocess,andalsodevelopthefoodandfishingtourism.Youshouldbeabletocatchyouperch,filletitandgetitcooked.Acozyaccommodationfortourists.Thepossibilitiesforwintertourismcouldbeusedmore.Attractingtherightpeopleforallyearroundliving.Opportunitiesforjointtelecommuting,alocalthatyoucanusewhenyouareworking“fromhome”,tousetechnologyjointlybutalsobecauseitismorefuntoworktogether.Beabletohelpeachother.
PeterKumlin70yearchairmanofVKHFaformersummerresidentthatnowliveonVinönfulltime.Question:IfyouthinkcreativelywhatopportunitieshaveVinön?Answer:Thecombinationoffishing,farmingmustremain,andevensomethingmore.Offeringavibrantruralisland.BecomesatelliteresidentstoÖrebrowithreallygoodtransportlinks.Goodcommunications,bothphysicallybyferryandothertransportbutalsofornewtechnologywithgoodconnectionandmobilephonecoverage.Politicalsubsidiesforpeopleintheperiphery.Getsomekindofactivityontheisland,suchasaccommodationforthedisabled.
CatrineNeiler45yearsVinöbo,cafeowner,aformersummerresidentthathaveherancestorsonVinön,andhavemovedherewithherfamily.
Question:IfyouthinkcreativelywhatopportunitieshaveVinön?Answer:Createaretirementhomewhenitisavailablecanhousetheotherresidentswithitsownrestaurant,thisprovidesjobsforvinöbor.Thereareprivatemedicalcenter,helipad.Theresorthasitsownanimalanditsownslaughterhouse,dairy,cider,brewing.Thereshouldbeasmallshopforthegoodsproduced.Thereisamarinawithboatrefuelingstation.Vinönshouldnotbetooexploited,butfeelsafe.VinönshouldhaveanactivegardenertodoVinönmorebeautifulwithtrees,flowerbedsandshrubs.Childrenshouldgotoschoolonthemainland.
BirgittaAnderssonÅberg-Vinöbo50+,havemovedtoVinönwithnoformerexperience,andmarriedanislandentrepreneur.
Question:IfyouthinkcreativelywhatopportunitieshaveVinön?Answer:Afixedlinksothatyoungergenerationscan/wanttostayatVinönandpensionersdarestayontheislandwhentheambulanceetcwouldworksatisfactorily.Itisimportantthatwesupportallthepossibleideasandentrepreneurship.Wemustdareto
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thinkbeyondthe"box"!ThatwedaretoreceiveaportionofnewlyarrivedpeopletoVinön!
Summery
Itisinterestingtolookatanislandsociety,anditisalsointerestingtohearotherpeople´sangleoflookingontheislandwiththeirdifferentbackgroundandexperiences.WhilelookingatdifferentthreatsandpossibilitiesyouseetheoutlinesofthesocietyandIwasforcedtotakeastepbacktolookatthesocietyfromadifferentperspective.ThethingsthatarehappeningontheislandrightnowinfluenceswhatIfeelisimportantandalsowhattheotherislandersfeelisimportant.ThethreatsoftheislandarelookedintobydifferentgroupswithVKHFasaframeofthework.Thevisionaryideasarehardertogetthetimetogetonprintandworkwithinastructuralway.Asanislanderyouhavetofightforthebasicneedsinmanycases(transportation,communication,beingabletoberescued)andthevisionsareoftenleftasvisions.Oratleastyouthinkso,butifyoulookintherearviewmirroralotofvisionshavebeenconcretizedduringthelast10-15years.
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