Antero Vipunen is a giant who appears in Finnish mythology and runic songs. He is buried underground and possesses very valuable spells and knowledge.
Vipunen in a graffiti in Petrozavodsk, Russia.
Väinämöinen wakes the giant Antero Vipunen by Robert Wilhelm Ekman (1860).
Väinämöinen is a demigod, hero and the central character in Finnish folklore and the main character in the national epic Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot. Väinämöinen was described as an old and wise man, an
Head of Väinämöinen by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1895
The Väinämöinen monument in Vyborg, in January 2015
Väinämöinen Plays Kantele, a 1814 relief by Erik Cainberg [fi] that is considered to be the first visual depiction of Väinämöinen
Väinämöinen's Play (fi) by Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1866