Kalevala

“Louhi Witch of North Farm” – Retold by Tony De Gerez – Pictures by Barbara Cooney

Pike in Finnish mythology. Väinämöinen slays a geat pike and makes his magical kantele from its jawbones.

Hyviä vinkkejä kalevalaisiin töihin alakoulussa. Animaatioita, kuvistöitä yms.

Father of the Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884), was a professor of Finnish literature. *Birthday 9 April* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_L%C3%B6nnrot

Kaleva Serie "Väinämöinen ja Aino". Marja Vanni

The Kalevala Dress by Kirsi Neuvonen, is a playful take on the work of Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish artist, 1865–1931). He deeply influenced the Finnish national identity. The dress depicted belonged to his wife, Mary Gallen-Kallela

'Let the days of the rock' link Joseph Alanen's illustration for Kalevala, 1919-20

Piirainen, Jenni: Kalevala-värityskirja

Nordic Thoughts: Vintage Kalevala postcards

From The Kalevala, illustrated by M. Mecheva. Two of us know why