The need for such temporary accommodation became obsolete in the 1960s, and only about a dozen of the huts have survived, most of them in the river bend called Laivanpäänmukka.
The need for such temporary accommodation became obsolete by the 1960s when roads had improved and motorised vehicles were used for daily trips to the Alajoki farmlands. Only about a dozen of the huts have survived, most of them in the river bend called Laivanpäänmukka.