Maamme
Videos
"Maamme", known by its original Swedish title as "Vårt land" and in English as "Our Land", is the de facto national anthem of Finland. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, wi
The first stanza of "Maamme" from the Finnish translation of The Tales of Ensign Stål
Frontpage of "Vårt land" by Johan Ludvig Runeberg
The Swedish words of the "Vårt Land" poem appear in Johan Ludvig Runeberg's monument in Helsinki. Sculptor Walter Runeberg.
Finnish literature
Videos
Finnish literature refers to literature written in Finland. During the European early Middle Ages, the earliest text in a Finnic language is the unique thirteenth-century Birch bark letter no. 292 fro
Mikael Agricola
Missale Aboense
Singers of folk poetry from Karelia, 1894