What is Kalevala?
Q: What is Kalevala?
A: Kalevala is the Finnish national epic, a book of stories and folklores that is very important to Finnish people.
Q: How old are the poems in Kalevala?
A: The poems in Kalevala are very old and were sung by people long ago.
Q: What makes the unique metre of these poems?
A: The unique metre of these poems is not known outside Finnic languages.
Q: Where were many of the poems collected from?
A: Many of the poems in Kalevala were collected from Karelia and areas nearby.
Q: Who are the most important heroes in Kalevala?
A: The most important heroes in Kalevala are Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen, Lemminkäinen and Kullervo.
Q: Who are the enemies of the heroes in Kalevala?
A: The enemies of the heroes in Kalevala are Louhi and Joukahainen.
Q: What are two countries that fought against each other in many stories of Kalevala?
A: Two countries that fought against each other in many stories of Kalevala are the land of Kalevala and the land of Pohjola.
