nr ↓ | name ↓ | Name Source ↓ |
385 | Ilmatar | Named for a figure in Finnish mythology which symbolizes the daughter of the Air, who brought forth |
1454 | Kalevala | Named for the Finnish national epic, a source of inspiration for the music of Sibelius {see planet |
1705 | Tapio | Named for the guardian spirit of the forest in Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Tapio is also a |
2020 | Ukko | Named for the supreme god in Finnish folklore. Ukko means “old man”; ukkonen means “thunder”. |
2091 | Sampo | Named for the wonder-object in Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Sampo was to produce every kind |
2096 | Vaino | Named for Vainamoinen, an old and wise magician, a central figure in Finnish folklore and Kalevala. |
2107 | Ilmari | Named for the master-smith Ilmarinen, who forged Sampo, the wonder-object in Kalevala. Ilmari is a |
2715 | Mielikki | Named for the mistress of the forest in Kalevala {see planet (1454)}. Her favor was needed for succ |
2716 | Tuulikki | Also a common girl’s name in Finland, Tuulikki was a fairy of the forest in Kalevala {see planet (1 |
2717 | Tellervo | Named for the fairy of the forest in Kalevala {see planet (1454)}, whose duty was to protect domest |
2826 | Ahti | Named for the male water sprite in Kalevala {see planet (1454)}. Ahti is a common boy’s name in Fin |
2827 | Vellamo | Named for the female water sprite in Kalevala {see planet (1454)}. Vellamo is yet another common gi |
2828 | Iku-Turso | Named for the deep-sea monster in Kalevala {see planet (1454)}. (M 7949) |
3606 | Pohjola | Named for a place in the Finnish national epic Kalevala {see planet (1454)}. Pohjola, ruled by the |
3897 | Louhi | Named for the powerful mistress of the dark and cold Pohjola {see planet (3606)}, a place in the na |
8034 | Akka | Akka was the Finnish earth mother and goddess of the harvest and female sexuality. She was the wife |