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Finnish mythology commonly refers of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people. It has many shared features with Estonian and other Finnic mythologies, but also with neighbouring Baltic , Slavic and, to a lesser extent, Norse mythologies.
Ukonkivi (Ukko's rock) in Lake Inari in Lapland. Ukonkivi was a holy site to the local Sami and archeological finds, apparently offerings, have been found there.. Ukko (Finnish:), [2] Äijä or Äijö (Finnish for 'male grandparent', 'grandfather', 'old man'), [3] [4] parallel to Uku in Estonian mythology, [5] is the god of the sky, weather, harvest, and thunder [6] across Finnic paganism.
Ukko is the chief deity in Baltic Finnic paganism, he is the god of the sky, weather (mostly thunder, rain and clouds), a god of harvest and fertility. [10] [11] He is also given the epithet Ylijumala ('Supreme God' or 'Highest God' [note 3] [12]) in at least the Finnish, Karelian and Ingrian regional variants of the pagan faith. [13]
See also Category:Finnish goddesses. Pages in category "Finnish gods" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
In Finnish mythology, Ahti (Finnish pronunciation:) is a heroic character in folk poetry who is sometimes given the epithet Saarelainen (pronounced [ˈsɑːrelɑi̯nen], "Islander"). Ahto is a Finnish sea god. Ahti is the more common name for Ahto, but Ahto is used in the Finnish epic Kalevala as to avoid confusion with Ahti Saarelainen, the hero.
Abercromby, John (1898). Pre- and Proto-historic Finns.D. Nutt. Herman Hofberg, "Lapparnas Hednatro" Uno Holmberg, "Lapparnas religion" Rafael Karsten, " Samefolkets religion"
The Finnish native religion is polytheistic, with a pantheon of many deities worshipped: [16] Ukko the sky god, and chief deity in the Finnish pantheon; Akka the goddess of fertility, and wife of Ukko; Ahti, a god of the sea; Tapio, the forest god; Pekko, the god of crops; Nyyrikki, the hunter god; Mielikki, the goddess of forests and the hunt
Peko (Finnish spelling Pekko, Pekka, Pellon Pekko) is an ancient Estonian and Finnish god of crops, especially barley and brewing. In the area of Setomaa , between Estonia and Russia , inhabited by the Seto language -speaking Setos , the cult of Peko was alive until the 20th century.