#finnish heritage

[hagenlastkiss]

Marlon Brando and Francis Ford Coppola

📷 Finnish Heritage Agency/Alamy

[mehilaiselokuva]

American Finnish words!

American Finnish has many unique words, many being borrowed from English! Did you know that in a study of American vs. Finland Finnish, a Finnish speaker from Finland could understand an American Finnish speaker better than an American Finnish speaker could understand Finland Finnish! Here are some examples of words in American Finnish:

I love how Kupai sounds :') I know that a lot of Americans of Finnish descent follow me, does your family use any of these words?

[inkcoffeee]

[emeraldalli-v2]

today i’m teaching myself about my cultural heritage so i can connect with my ancestors, understand the generational traumas of my family better, and to learn my pagan origins.

right now i’m learning about the Kalevala, the national Finnish epic that contains cultural folktales. JRR Tolkien drew influence from the Kalevala and the Finnish language while writing the Lord of the Rings. he was enraptured by Finnish culture and i’m finally learning why 🥰

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[author-james-raisanen]

Religion and expressive culture - Karelians Russia - Eurasia / China

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Ancient Secrets Of Karelia: Mysterious Vottovaara Mountain Was Sacred To The Sami People | Ancient Pages

Many ancient civilizations believed that spirits lived in sacred places such as trees, mountains and stones. One such place is the mysterious Vottovarra Mountain in Karelia that was sacred to the Sami people.

[suomitalia]

The unique sound of the kantele, the instrument of my grandmother’s people. Something I found on YouTube.