Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue
Little bits of Finland and anything Finnish around the world, in the past or in the present. If something borrowed is yours and you do not like it in this format, or think it's not properly credited let me know and I will change or delete it.
You probably won't like or be interested in everything I put on this page, but hopefully you'll find a few things or learn something new about Finland.
Autumn in Imatra
photo by Kari S flickr
Snowy Owl
photo by kansalainen flickr
Laundry Day
photo by Eino Jokinen
Land Surveying Museum
Majakka
photo by Mielineito flickr
Wall full of candy / 179-365 by ~ Sandy ~ on Flickr.
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oh dear.
52,400
In 1977, Matti Kuusi (Professor of Folklore at the University of Helsinki in the 1950’s and member of the Academy of Finland) estimated that the number of magic incantations collected from all over Finland and Karelia, preserved in the Finnish Literature Society Folklore Archives stood at approximately 52,400.
Tyttö tuulessa
Windswept Girl
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
oil 1893
Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation
Illustration by Sami Vähä-Aho
I’m probably going to re-post some photos because I haven’t found as many good ones this season, so I hope long time followers will understand. I’m also thinking of starting a broader Finno-Ugric side blog, mostly about mythology,folklore traditions etc. and naming it FU forever and always but I hope that won’t seem offensive to my fellow FU’s.
