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102 PUBLIC LAUNDERING JETTIES
“Washing carpets requires abundant water. The washing place must be such that while one part of the carpet is 
being brushed, its other parts are submerged in the water. After rinsing the carpet is not twisted but left to dry in 
a shady place on the grass or a rock.” This was the advice on carpet washing that a Finnish household 
management course book supplied in 1938. 
Abundant water and drying in the open air was possible only to those with their own shoreline, but urban 
people were able to wash their carpets properly too if they used municipal laundering jetties. Already in the 
1890s there was a laundering jetty near the Hämeensilta Bridge in Tampere where carpets as well as other 
laundry could be washed, but over the years people began to do their laundry in common washhouses in the 
cities. Gradually households acquired washing machines to make life easier, but carpet washing places were still 
needed so laundering jetties became carpet washing jetties 
– and summer living rooms. 
In Finland the traditional carpet is a rag rug, the composition of which is a triumph of ecological thinking and 
women’s practicality. Rag rugs are made of rags that are carefully cut from old clothes and tightly bound 
together in a handloom. In spite of its name and raw material the rag rug has been an important textile in Finnish 


homes and a testament to the housewife’s skill. A tight finish, straight edges and harmonic tones are the product 
of careful planning and weaving, so it was only natural that people wanted to keep them good and clean. Rag 
rugs are well suited to being washed on a jetty, and freshly washed carpets on the floor bring a lovely scent into 
the home. 
Originally laundering jetties could be nothing more than two long boards on some big stones where women 
would squat down to work, but over time they became bigger and more solid constructions. Many consider the 
built-in barrels on the jetties, in which the washer could wash the carpets standing, as an important development 
because it saved a lot of backache. It was essential that the washing base was level because otherwise the 
carpet would wear down unevenly when it was scrubbed. From a waterlevel jetty it was easy to lift water and 
rinse the carpets. 
Finns still wash their carpets on the shore, but municipal jetties have been relocated onto solid ground and 
linked to the sewer system, which decreases the burden on the clean water. An ecological washer washes her 
carpets clean without letting the dirty water run directly into the water system. There is no detergent that is totally 
harmless to nature, but it is the dirt that comes off the carpets that is the biggest environmental problem. 
The carpet wash
er’s equipment still includes water, a brush, pine soap and a picnic basket, but she cannot 
work at water level anymore. First the well-moistened carpet is brushed in the direction in which the rags lie on 
both sides, and for this a modern washer might use a long-handled brush or even a pressure washer to help. 
The traditional detergent is liquid pine soap, which is considered quite environmentally friendly and disintegrates 
easily in the washing water. 
Using plenty water for rinsing is still the most important part of carpet washing. Inexperienced carpet washers 
can be recognised by carpets which have gone brown at the edges or in which the colours have bled into each 
other. Colours can be prevented from running by hanging the carpet in such a way that the water runs along the 
stripes. A brown colour is a sign of insufficient rinsing or too slow drying. Direct sunshine can fade the colours, 
so it is necessary to dry carpets in the shade. Many washing jetties also feature a carpet mangle to squeeze out 
excess water before drying. 
Carpet washing is still one of Finns’ favourite outdoor summer activities. A good day for it is a sunny day with 
a warm breeze. The washers create a strong sense of community together, and reward themselves with treats 
from their hamper. 
Pirkko Ruuskanen-Parrukoski 
– Excutive director,
the Finnish Federation of Settlements 

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