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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.
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Baltic Finnic pagans were polytheistic, believing in a number of different deities.Most of the deities ruled over a specific aspect of nature; for instance, Ukko was the god of the sky and thunder (ukkonen and ukonilma ["Ukko's air"] are still used in modern Finnish as terms for thunderstorms).
In Finnish mythology, Tuoni (Finnish pronunciation:) was the god of Tuonela (the underworld), and darkness personified. He was the husband of Tuonetar. [1] Their children included Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika, and Loviatar, who were divinities of suffering. [2]
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Western Finnish folklore, on the other hand, is more closely related to the folklore of Sweden, with tales about trolls, elves, and other creatures from Scandinavian mythology. [5] Another major difference in Finnish folklore is the contrast between the coast and the inland.
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.
Ukonkivi (Ukko's rock) in Lake Inari in Lapland. Ukonkivi was a holy site to the local Sami. Archeological finds, apparently offerings, have been found at site.. 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.