Kalevala – The Finnish National Epic
The first edition of the Kalevala appeared in 1835. It was compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot on the basis of the epic folk poems he had collected in Finland and Karelia.
The Kalevala marked an important turning-point for Finnish-language culture.
The Kalevala has been translated into more languages than any other work of Finnish literature. It has been translated into 51 languages.
The Kalevala has left its mark on many areas of Finnish life: The names of city quarters, streets, businesses and products draw continually on the distinctiveness of the Kalevala. http://www.kalevalakoru.fi/
The most powerful influence on Kalevala illustrations has been artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The most famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius also received inspiration from Kalevala.
Famous Finnish composer
Famous Finnish painter
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931)
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931)
The Canine Kalevala is written by Mauri Kunnas. The national epic, now in Kunnas's fun canine style: http://www.maurikunnas.net/default.cfm?template=bookview&firstbook=646&cd=2003
In eurotales there are two stories of Kalevala: The Story of Creation and The Story of Sampo. Stories are written in two languages. The stories are illustrated by children. In the end of the stories there are some problems for children. http://www.eurotales.eril.net/contents.htm
In eurotales there are two stories of Kalevala: The Story of Creation and The Story of Sampo. Stories are written in two languages. The stories are illustrated by children. In the end of the stories there are some problems for children. http://www.eurotales.eril.net/contents.htm
Lordi is a hard rock and power metal band from Finland. They have played together since 1996. There are five members in the band and they are all dressed like monsters, very bad looking monsters. They also use a lot of smoke and bombs in their concerts.
In 2006 Lordi won the Eurovision Song Contest. After that the whole Europe knew the band. The winning song was called ”Hard Rock Hallelujah”. Lordi won the European Song Contest by highest points ever: 292 points!
You can take a closer look of the band at the following website:
There you can find powerpoint presentation of the band (Lordi -presentation). Read it through carefully and browse also the interesting links you find from the presentation.
After reading, do the crossword: If you want to print the crossword, open the file:
Lordi cw printable.
Anwers for the printable version you can find from the file: Lordi cw answers.
If you want to do the crossword in your browser, open: Lordi cw interactive.
Have a scary time with Lordi!
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