Happy Kalevala's Day-Finnish Culture Day 28 February.🇫🇮

[petrig]

The Kalevala is regarded as the national epic of Karelia and Finland, and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature along with J. L. Runeberg's The Tales of Ensign Stål and Aleksis Kivi's The Seven Brothers.The Kalevala was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the intensification of Finland's language strife that ultimately led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917.The work is known internationally and has partly influenced, for example, J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium (i.e. Middle-earth mythology, especially The Children of Húrin).

[Don717]

Happy Kalevala Day!!

[petrig in reply to Don717]

Thank you.

[Darryl Partner]

Terve

[petrig in reply to Darryl]

Kiitos.Ja terve vaan itsellesikin.Hyvää kevään odotusta.😊

[zeitgeistxx]

Thank-you for sharing your history with us. I am grateful to learn something new and important about Finland!

[tarhoosier]

Suomi!

[msnik]

greetings, I heard a piece of beautiful music on the radio the other day by Sibelius.....I think it may have been The Swan of Tuonela. best wishes.

[j-o-h-n]

And a happy prosperous healthy one to you:

FYI: There are 25 immigrants with the last name "Kaleva" on the US Ellis Island immigration list from Finland (and a many of them are from Helsingfors, Finland) in the early 20th century.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[petrig in reply to j-o-h-n]

Thank you John. Kiitos sinulle John. Mielenkiintoinen tieto.

[j-o-h-n]

"Thank you John. Interesting information." You're welcome.

Yes interesting for sure........... that's my hobby researching people who immigrated to the US via Ellis Island....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[piperjohn2 in reply to j-o-h-n]

Thanks I like to googekl and see how I compair with all the other guys