Mattila

Mattila, Kujala, Anttila

Oula Antinpoika Pitkä (1667–1739), who lived on the Patosalmi farm at lake Alakitka, is the progenitor for the Pitkä family line which has inhabited the county of Salla.

Patosalmi family church book 1760:

Pitkä family lived at Patosalmi until 1860's. Part of the family moved away and part of the family died from men's side.

Part of the family moved to the lake Tiermasjärvi around 1790.

From there Heikki Pitkänen (1798–1878) moved in 1833 to the Mattila farm in Salla county (which at that time had name Kuolajärvi) at lake Onkamojärvi.

Mattila family church book 1833:

Part of this family started using surnames Kujala and Anttila, which came from the farm names.

Pictured the bear hunter Reeti Anttila (1879-1963). Photo source eeva-liisa vuonnala.

See story (in Finnish) of Reeti Anttila (1879-1963) and his daughters.

Another story of his bear hunting.

Lango

Possibly also Lango family in Norway's Kautokeino has got its origin from Kuusamo.

Matti Mikkel's son Anti appeared to Enontekiö in the hunger year 1696. His sons were using surname Pitkä. This family moved on 1740's to Kautokeino and Pitkä name changed to Norwegian form as Lango.