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a drawing of some rocks and a flower

Eero Ojanen 2017: Suomalaiset taruolennot illustrated by Sirkku Linnea The Finnish folklore has a sprite for everything in nature. Through these creatures people explained, how the world was created and why the different phenomena appeared. This book is divided into sections of different creature types. First come the giants, then the dwarfs (such as gnomes, elves, fairies and leprechauns). One section is given to the creatures from Kalevala, one for Forest folks, one for the protectors of…

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several people sitting at a table with plates and bowls of food in front of them

Okay, so if you’ve been even a little bit around, you know I just love food. And therefore, trying food in Finland was such a highlight. I was told that Finnish people eat a lot of fish (and this may be true) but I was thrilled to find out that my friends aren’t into fish... Read More

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