sentences:  Many seamen had their crofts along the coast of Norrland and Finland, and thus had several hundred kilometres to travel when called into service.Originally, the seamen had to walk the long way to the nearest port; later, they were transported by horse and carriage.Even the latter method of transport, however, took a long time, and soon the state began to provide tools and materials, excepting the actual timber, to the "rote" so that the farmers could build a large rowing/sailing boat called a "lodja".