A 20-meter-long cave from the Stone Age in which a stone chisel has been found.
There are a few different versions of the Halonen oven:
According to one version, the name comes from a person with the same name who lived in the cave. The same person would have also named the Halonen ravine in Oulanka. Later, the man moved to Kemijärvi, where Halosenranta is still today.
According to bleaker version, the cave got its name like this:
The name Halonen comes from a hermit who lived there about 300 years ago. The man who was also called Ahma-Halonen (‘wolverine’) moved into the cave after being too eager to slash-and-burn. The fire spread to the neighboring house, burning the house and outbuildings to the ground. Halonen was evicted from the village as a result. Part of the reason was probably also the man’s violence. Thus, Halonen moved to a nearby cave and became a hunting and fishing hermit.
According to one story, Ahma-Halonen went to take revenge on the women of the village, while the men were away doing slash-and-burn cultivation. He seduced and raped the women of the village and then fled to Russia. A few babies were born in the village as a result.
According to another story, one of the villagers would have followed and killed Halonen. The skull of Ahma-Halonen was reportedly taken to the cave. There was a rock formation in the shape of a skull, which was called Ahma-Halonen’s skull. The formation has since broken up over the years.
Coordinates 66°14’32.9″N 29°17’28.9″E