Finnish poetry is the poetry of the Finnish language. It has its roots in the early folk music of the area, and still has a thriving presence today. Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92%) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. ...
The most well known opus of Finnish poetry is the Kalevala, compiled by Elias Lönnrot. The Kalevala is an epic poem which Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century said that he had compiled from Finnish folk sources. ... Elias Lönnrot (April 9, 1802 - March 19, 1884) was a Finland-Swedish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. ...
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