Kalevala company traces its birth to an initiative by writer Elsa Heporauta, who aimed to raise funds for a monument honoring women of the Kalevala epic. To raise money, replicas of ancient Iron Age ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'The Defense of the Sampo,' by early-20th-century Finnish painter Joseph Alanen, was inspired by tales from the Kalevala. Heritage ...

"…my attempt to write legends of my own to fit my private languages was the tragic tale of the hapless Kullerva in the Finnish Kalevala. It remains a major matter ...

Scenes from Finland’s national epic were set to music by many Finnish composers beyond the best known, Sibelius. These works by Klami, Madetoja and Pylkkänen deserve wider recognition, as these ...

On February 23rd, an annual celebration of Finnish culture happened at Our Savior’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The celebration is called Kalevala Day. A national holiday in Finland that celebrates ...

FITCHBURG — The Finnish Center at Saima Park will host a special Kalevala Day Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 24. Compiled by Elias Lonnrot and first published in 1835, “The Kalevala” is Finland’s ...

(THE CONVERSATION) At the outset of the Kalevala, Finland’s national epic, a singer bemoans his separation from a beloved friend who grew up beside him. Today, the friends rarely meet “näillä ...