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The big camp held by Lake Ömmern in Western Sweden celebrated the 35th anniversary of Estonian scouthood and the 5th anniversary of Estonian expatriate scouthood. Mostly the scout camp has been filmed during the visiting days on July 16-17, 1949. Scouts take the train in Stockholm. The gate of the scout camp. Hoisting Estonian flags in the scout camp. The sub-camps: Tarvastu, Kalevanlinna, Iru, Kaarma, Ugandi, Toolse, Alulinn, Valjala, Varbola and Lehola. Scout skills competition - making the campfire, putting up the tent, tying knots, boiling water, signaling with flags, giving first aid, making of a stretcher. Reinhold Kleitsman, the ...

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