Finnish Mythology

"Mastered by desire impulsive
By a mighty inward urging,
I am ready now for singing
Ready to begin the chanting
Of our nation's ancient folksong

Handed down from bygone ages."

—The Kalevala, by Elias Lonnrot, translated by John Martin Crawford in 1888

Describe the page here. Remove this line when you place a description on the page. The mythology of the Finns, Lapps, and Karelians. Oh, where to begin?

Tropes used in Finnish Mythology include:

Continuity Snarl: What the Sampo even is. The Kalevala identifies it as a magic mill which grinds out salt, gold, and flour simultaneously, and which has a rainbow lid. Other sources meanwhile identify it variously as a pillar which holds up the sky, a shield, a chest, a compass, or even an astrolabe.