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22-676: Rønnbeck was born Nils Johansson Söderlund in Storön in Kalix , in Norrbotten County , Sweden , the third child of Johan Olofsson Söderlund and Anna Lisa Olofsdotter. In 1830 the family moved from Storön to Kamlunge, also located in Kalix, and adopted the oeconym Rönnbäck as the family's surname. At age 17, Rønnbeck made his way to Haparanda and then traveled via Karesuando , Kautokeino , and Alta to Hammerfest in 1838 by following

44-401: A phone service based office, taking advantage of the perception that the northern accent is pleasant to listen to over the phone, not to mention that the salaries up north are lower than in the south of Sweden. The financial situation for the municipality of Kalix looks dark. The economy of the municipality has deteriorated over the past few years. In 2005 the tax incomes from local inhabitants

66-528: A resident population, who lived from forestry, fishing and farming. Traces can still be seen. Stora Huvön is said to be one of the most beautiful islands in Sweden, with cliffs that rise from the sea, a sandy beach, and deep tree-filled valleys. Malören , in the outer archipelago, has a chapel that dates to the 1770s. Some of other islands include Bergön , Berghamn , Björn , Getskär -Renskär, Halsön , Granön , Likskär and Stora Trutskär . The archipelago

88-653: A rock in the harbor in Hammerfest and drowned. At the time of his death, he was almost 71 years old, but for unknown reasons his year of birth was listed as 1814 (with 1824 crossed out) in the church funeral records. This is despite the fact that both of his marriages were held in the same church, where his birth date of March 22, 1820, is recorded. The Rønnbeck Islands are named after Rønnbeck. Kalix Kalix ( Swedish : Kalix ; Kalix dialect : Kôlis , pronounced [ˈcʰ(j)ɞɽɪs] , phonemically /kɞɽis/ ; Finnish : Kainuu ; Meänkieli : Kainus )

110-521: A smaller population with a higher tax pressure, but also a much bigger debt than ever before. The following sports clubs are located in Kalix: The town's bandy club, Kalix Bandy , has played in the men's highest division. Kalix archipelago The Kalix archipelago ( Swedish : Kalix skärgård ) is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia . The largest island in

132-433: A time past, like one or two graves, a labyrinth and a wreck. The archipelago is important to the people of Kalix - if one does not have a cabin there then at least a good boat to get from island to island in. And one of the summer highlights for the local population is the sailing races organized by the Kalix sail- and race boat society (Kalix Segel och Motorbåtssällskap, KSMS). The perhaps most interesting building in Kalix

154-440: Is Kalix Church . The building of the church started in the first half of the 15th century. The first time it is mentioned in writing is in an indulgence letter written on June 29, 1472 by archbishop Jakob Ulfsson Örnfot of Uppsala . The letter of indulgence was written on the same day that the archbishop inaugurated the polyptych . The church also has a very interesting history, with a remarkably well preserved girl buried under

176-631: Is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County , Sweden . The name Kalix is believed to originate from the Sami word Gáláseatnu , or "Kalasätno", meaning "The cold river" the ancient name of the Kalix River . It had 7,299 inhabitants in 2005, out of 17,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Kalix. There is a culinary speciality specific to Kalix, called Kalix Löjrom , also referred to as caviar of Kalix. It

198-429: Is basically fish eggs (caviar) of the vendace , but because of the large influx of fresh water from the huge rivers around and in Kalix, this has transformed the taste of the fish eggs, rendering them unique in flavour to this area alone. It is the special mix of the elements bromine , strontium , iodine , selenium , molybdenum , barium and lithium , along with a unique ratio between strontium and barium, that makes

220-538: The 18th century each village in the Kalix area had its own part of the river to fish Salmon and Common whitefish. The villages along the coast line caught Common bleak and Herring. Part of the catch was transported down south, along with Seal blubber and tar. Around 1660 a copper mine was opened south of Bodträsk by Moån village. At the end of the 18th century Björkfors village also opened a mine, and in Törefors village an iron mine opened in 1801. On March 25, 1809, Kalix

242-609: The Kalix archipelago is Rånön . A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter. The north of the bay of Bothnia contains a large archipelago area. The islands in the Swedish sector make up the Norrbotten archipelago . It is divided into the archipelagos of Piteå (550 islands), Luleå (1,312 islands), Kalix (792 islands) and Haparanda (652 islands). Due to post-glacial rebound

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264-648: The Kalixlöjrom unique, which is why the EU has granted the Protected Geographical Status for the Kalixlöjrom. The Kalix Löjrom has been present at many Nobel dinners through the years, and among others, the 1990 Gastronomy Academy gold medal winner Norbert Lang of Paul & Norbert in Stockholm likes his Kalixlöjrom. The archipelago outside the Kalix coast line has 792 islands. Some of

286-585: The biggest employers are: The income and employment for many people in Kalix still revolves around the forest industry (Billerud Karlsborg AB and partially Part AB). Billerud is a paper packaging industry. Karlsborg is today one of Europe's biggest makers of white, porous paper for packaging of building materials, but they also have production of other strong packaging paper, and some white, long fiber sulphate mass. Part AB makes prefabricated bathrooms that they sell all over Europe. Borö Pannan AB makes accumulator tanks for water heating . Silja Line/Tallink AB are

308-538: The entrance dressed like a bride, and the fact that the church was used as a stable for the horses of the Russian army in 1808. About 4500 years ago the climate in the north of the Nordic countries started to warm up after the last ice age. The warmth together with isostasy made it possible to inhabit the area around Kalix. Already around year 1000 Kalix had Goods from the forest and river which would cause people from

330-477: The land is rising at from 0.8 to 1 centimetre (0.31 to 0.39 in) annually, so the shoreline can retreat by as much as 100 metres (330 ft) in one person's lifetime. As a result, the islands are growing in size but the waters and harbors are becoming shallower. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago, and in the Norbotten archipelago as a whole, is Rånön . It is the only island in Kalix that once had

352-472: The larger islands in the Kalix archipelago include: Bergön is known as having the best sauna in the Kalix archipelago. Halsön has a large white sand beach with barbecue camps. The true gem however, is Malören. Malören is the final outpost of the archipelago and has as such had maritime pilots placed there from the 1830s all the way up to 1967. The island has a church, a small village with houses mostly used as summer cabins today, but also interesting remains of

374-854: The old 80- Norwegian mile (i.e., 900 kilometers or 560 miles) river route to Norway. In the 1830s there were several consecutive crop failures in Norrbotten, and many people sought their fortunes in Norway, where there were better job opportunities related to fishing and seal hunting. Rønnbeck was married twice, both times to women of Swedish origin, and he had ten children, five with each wife. He married Marie Caroline Eriksdatter (born 1828 in Övertorneå ) in 1847. She died in 1863, at age 35, and none of their offspring survived childhood. He married again in 1864, to Marie Lovise Johannesdatter Strömbeck (born 1841 in Talvik ), whose father had immigrated from Sweden and

396-472: The south to sail all the way up to Kalix. The tradition of trading seems to have continued across the centuries because when Carl von Linné and his apprentice Lars Montin visited the Kalix marketplace in 1732 and 1749 he complained about the haggling with the Kalix' traders which allowed the people of Kalix a good price On butter and tar but drove up the inflation in Stockholm. Kalix as a socken (Nordic name for Local geographic area with its own administration)

418-470: Was 562.5 million SEK in 2005 compared to 616.2 million SEK in 2008, but even so, the debt has increased by 8,8% (from 459,278,410 SEK to 499,997,708 SEK). During the same time period, meaning 2005 to 2008, the tax subsidies from the state taxes has increased from 197.1 million SEK to 210.1 million SEK. The municipality population has been steadily decreasing since 1955, and 321 people have left the municipality just between 2005 and 2008. Kalix has, in other words,

440-412: Was First mentioned in 1482. Before this point the area had been referred to with many different names: Caliss, Kaliss, Calixe, Calix and Neder Kalix. To confuse things further, a current municipality called Överkalix (Upper Kalix) was a part of the Kalix municipality until 1644, when it became its own municipality, with the result that people started referring to Kalix as "Nederkalix (Lower Kalix). During

462-493: Was employed at the copper works in Kåfjord . Two of their children also died at a young age, and the three that reached adulthood died childless. Rønnbeck prospered in Hammerfest, and by 1841 he owned his own ship. In 1865, while sailing the schooner Spitsbergen , he discovered Franz Josef Land , which he dubbed "Northeast Spitsbergen" ( Norwegian : Nordøst Spitsbergen ). Rønnbeck died on January 4, 1891, when he slipped on

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484-584: Was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war . In effect it surrendered Finland to Russia . Peace talks were initiated in the Finnish town Fredrikshamn (or Hamina in Finnish ), and a peace treaty was signed on August 30. The biggest employer in Kalix is the municipality, with 1600 employees. The hospital in Kalix comes second with 503 employees. In the private sector

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