Village swing

Village swing (Estonian: külakiik, Finnish: kyläkeinu) is a large swing designed for multiple adults,^[1]^: 14 traditionally built on village communal land,^[2] in Estonia and Finland.^[3]^[4]

History

The practice of swinging has been with Estonian culture for a long time, its origin is not known.^[1]^: 12 The prevalence of village swings was noted by Estophile August Wilhelm Hupel in 1781, stating "swings can be seen near almost every tavern and small village, often individual farms".^[3]^: 1

In recent times, authorities have begun considering village swings to be a safety hazard.^[1]^: 61 In 2013 the town government of Saue decided not to repair their swing because no companies were willing to accept liability in the event of damage.^[5]

Kiiking

The sport kiiking was invented in Estonia in 1993, where people compete for performing a full 360 rotation with a swing. The construction of kiiking swings is radically different from village swings, but shares the cultural underpinnings.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pungas, Piret (2004). "Kiigekohad Eesti maastikes" (in Estonian).
^ Pungas, Piret; Oja, Tõnu; Palang, Hannes (April 2005). "Seasonality in Estonian Traditional Landscape: The Example of Large Village Swings". Landscape Research. 30 (2): 241–257. Bibcode:2005LandR..30..241P. doi:10.1080/01426390500044457. ISSN 0142-6397. S2CID 146395270.
^ ^a ^b Vissel, Anu (2002). "Eestlaste kiigekultuur enne ja nüüd" (PDF). Mäetagused (in Estonian). 21: 7–84. doi:10.7592/MT2002.21.kiik. (Translated abstract available)
^ ^a ^b Bradshaw, Luke (17 November 2017). "Estonia and its Love for Extreme Swinging". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ Teder, Taavi (2013-06-07). "Suure külakiige tellimine jääb puuduva turvalisussertifikaadi taha". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-08-10.

External links

Known locations of village swings on OpenStreetMap

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[:1-1] Pungas, Piret (2004). "Kiigekohad Eesti maastikes" (in Estonian).

[2] Pungas, Piret; Oja, Tõnu; Palang, Hannes (April 2005). "Seasonality in Estonian Traditional Landscape: The Example of Large Village Swings". Landscape Research. 30 (2): 241–257. Bibcode:2005LandR..30..241P. doi:10.1080/01426390500044457. ISSN 0142-6397. S2CID 146395270.

[:0-3] Vissel, Anu (2002). "Eestlaste kiigekultuur enne ja nüüd" (PDF). Mäetagused (in Estonian). 21: 7–84. doi:10.7592/MT2002.21.kiik. (Translated abstract available)

[:2-4] Bradshaw, Luke (17 November 2017). "Estonia and its Love for Extreme Swinging". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[5] Teder, Taavi (2013-06-07). "Suure külakiige tellimine jääb puuduva turvalisussertifikaadi taha". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-08-10.

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