NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Johan Ludvig Runeberg (February 5, 1804, Jakobstad – May 6, 1877, Porvoo) was a Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 - 18 August 1905) was a Finland-Swedish painter. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jakobstad, or Pietarsaari, is a town and municipality in Finland. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Founded 1346 Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Porvoo Area - Of which land - Rank 663. ... Image File history File links Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg_autograf. ... Image File history File links Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg_autograf. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jakobstad, or Pietarsaari, is a town and municipality in Finland. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Founded 1346 Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Porvoo Area - Of which land - Rank 663. ... ... Many nations have adopted a poet who is perceived to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of their culture. ...

Runeberg studied first in the cities of Vaasa and Oulu, later on at Academy of Åbo, where he befriended Johan Vilhelm Snellman and Zacharias Topelius. His studies concentrated mainly on the classical languages of Latin and Greek. From 1837 onwards he lived in Porvoo, where he served as professor of Roman literature in the Gymnasium of Porvoo. Founded 1606 Province Western Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa Area - Of which land - Rank 397 kmÂ² 183 kmÂ² ranked 345th Population - Density - Rank 57,266 (2005) 311. ... Founded 1605 Country Finland Province Oulu province Region Northern Ostrobothnia Sub-region Oulu Area - Of which land - Rank 384. ... The Academy of Ã…bo was the name of a still existing University of Helsinki between 1640 and 1827. ... Johan Vilhelm Snellman Statue of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in front of the Bank of Finland, Helsinki. ... Topelius in a picture published in the Swedish periodical Svenska Familj-Journalen 1866. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Founded 1346 Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Porvoo Area - Of which land - Rank 663. ... A gymnasium (pronounced with or, in Swedish, as opposed to ) is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English Grammar Schools and U.S. High Schools. ...

Many of his poems deal with life in rural Finland. The best known of these is Bonden Paavo[1], (Farmer Paavo, Saarijärven Paavo in Finnish), about a smallholding peasant farmer in the poor parish of Saarijärvi and his determination, "sisu" (guts) and unwavering faith in providence in the face of a harsh climate and years of bad harvests. Each year he mixes double the amount of bark into his bread to stave off starvation and gives what he can to his neighbors. SaarijÃ¤rvi is a municipality of Finland. ... For other uses, see SiSU (disambiguation). ... In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients, particularly sucrose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... A female child during the Nigerian-Biafran war of the late 1960s, shown suffering the effects of severe hunger and malnutrition. ...

Runeberg's most famous work is Fänrik Ståls sägner (The Tales of Ensign Stål, Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat in Finnish) written between 1848 and 1860. It is considered the greatest Finnish epic poem outside the native Kalevala tradition and contains tales of the Finnish War of 1808-09 with Russia. In the war, Sweden ignominiously lost Finland, which became a Grand Duchy in the Russian empire. The poem, which is composed episodically, emphasizes the common humanity of all sides in the conflict, while principally lauding the heroism of the Finns. The first poem "Vårt land", (Our Land, Maamme in Finnish) became the Finnish National Anthem. Runeberg is celebrated on 5 February each year. The Tales of Ensign StÃ¥l (Swedish: FÃ¤nrik StÃ¥ls sÃ¤gner, Finnish: VÃ¤nrikki Stoolin tarinat) is an epic poem that describes the tragical defence war (1808-1809) when Sweden left Finland alone against a superior enemy (Finnish War). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... In mathematics, see epic morphism. ... The Kalevala is an epic poem which Elias LÃ¶nnrot compiled from Finnish folk lore in the 19th century. ... Combatants Russia France Denmarkâ€“Norway Sweden-Finland Commanders Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor Carl Johan Adlercreutz Georg Carl von DÃ¶beln The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. ... Year 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809â€“1917 as part of the Russian Empire. ... Anthem God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Moscow Language(s) Russian Religion Russian Orthodoxy Government Monarchy Emperor - 1721â€“1725 Peter the Great - 1894â€“1917 Nicholas II History - Accession of Peter I May 7, 1682 NS, April 27, 1682 OSÂ² - Empire proclaimed October 22, 1721 NS, October... Maamme in The Tales of Ensign StÃ¥l Our land, Maamme (Finnish) or VÃ¥rt land (Swedish), is the title of Finlands de facto national anthem. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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