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Tervetuloa Suomi
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Tervetuloa Suomi
Of all the countries on the planet Finland seems have found the optimum of education... a four part series

http://youtu.be/70AlyhEGWf4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_mythology

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/kveng/

To understand a culture and it's people one must of course delve into just what myths/ legends and socio-political constructs define a particular group of people.

Curious....
http://archive.org/stream/kalevalaepicpo...w_djvu.txt

I know this pic
[Image: gallen_kallela_lemminkainens_mother.jpg?w=717&h=565]

And this one....
[Image: 520px-Kalevala.bmp.png]

This one reminds me of Vassalisa... a Russian tale of a young girl and Babba Yagga (old Crone)
[Image: Kalevala_page.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilisa_the_Beautiful



Such wonderful stories we tell ourselves...no unliken to the Torah, Bible and Qua'ran.....

And why etymology is important

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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