Finnish Mythology - Places

Places

  • Kyöpelinvuori (Raatikko); where women who die as virgins go, and later a place where witches meet at Easter.
  • Tuonela; (also Manala, Pohjola) abode of the dead, Underworld.
  • Kalevala
  • Pohjola
  • Aarnivalkea, an eternal flame marking the spot of buried treasure
  • Lintukoto, a mythical place where migratory birds were believed to live in wintertime, the word is used as a metaphor for a happy place in Finnish.

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