Literature
In the evolution Finnish National Romanticism, the Kalevala
was the most important literary event. After several years of travelling
through Karelia (eastern Finland and western Russia), Elias Lonmrot
collected and compiled folklore materials and sung poems
into the epic poem Kalevala in 1835, as expanded in 1849.More
recent famous authors are Aleksis Kivi, The Seven Brothers;
F.E. Silanpaa, The Maid Silja, Mika Waltari, The Egyptian;
Arto Paasilinna, Year of the Hare, Vaino Linno's Under
the Northern Star (trilogy) and The Unknown Solider; and
Tove Jansson, Moomin Family books.
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