UNESCO has included “clinker boats” from which region in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

Oceanic

Congolese

Nordic

Caribbean

Answer: Nordic

Nordic clinker boats are small, open wooden boats that range in length from five to ten metres. For nearly two millennia, the Nordic peoples (including indigenous Sami peoples in Finland, Norway, and Sweden, as well as minority groups such as the Kvens in Norway, Tornedalians in Sweden, and the Swedish-speaking population in Finland) have built clinker boats using the same basic techniques: thin planks are fastened to a backbone of the keel and stems, and the overlapping planks are fastened together with metal rivets, treenails or rope. The boat’s shell is reinforced by frames.

Clinker boat builders emphasise the time required to learn the knowledge and skills required to make traditional boats. It was typical in the past to begin training with a master at a young age, and it could take up to ten years to acquire the skill. Clinker boats, an emblem of Nordic coastal history, were originally utilised for fishing and transporting supplies and people. Even though roughly a thousand people make a living from the construction, maintenance, or use of clinker boats, they are largely used in traditional festivities, regattas, and athletic events nowadays.

Social practices are part of the clinker boat traditions. Boats, for example, may be ceremoniously transported to the water after completion, when they are given a name and wished good fortune; traditional melodies may be performed whilst sailing and rowing.

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