In Finnish mythology, the Sampo is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopia) of Greek mythology. When the Sampo was stolen, Ilmarinen's homeland fell upon hard times. He sent an expedition to retrieve it, but in the ensuing battle it was smashed and lost at sea.
The Theft of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1897
Ilmarinen Forges the Sampo, Berndt Godenhjelm, 19th century
The Forging of the Sampo, Väinö Blomstedt [fi], 1897
The Forging of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1893
Finnish mythology commonly refers of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people. It has many shared features with Estonian and other Finnic mythologies, but also with neighbouring Baltic, Slavic and, to a lesser extent, Norse mythologies.
Structure of the world, according to Finnish mythology.