Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for creating the Finnish national epic, Kalevala, (1835, enlarged 1849), from short ballads and lyric poems gathered from the Finnish oral tradition during several expeditions in Finland, Russian Karelia, the Kola Peninsula and Baltic countries.
Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr, composed of the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful". Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda.
Ruotsinpyhtää is a former municipality of Finland. Ruotsinpyhtää, Pernå and Liljendal were consolidated to Loviisa on January 1, 2010.
Mattson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Matt ". It is rare as a given name.
Ström is a Swedish surname which may refer to:
Donner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Räsänen is Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vilkas is a Lithuanian language family name. The word means "wolf" in Lithuanian.
Kullberg is a surname which may refer to:
Hallström is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Seppänen is a Finnish surname derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä"). Notable people with the surname include:
Louise af Forselles (1850-1934), was a Finnish philanthropist and salvationist. She was the central figure of the Christian charitable activity in contemporary Finland. She introduced the Salvation Army to Finland in 1889.
Jenny Mathilda af Forselles was a Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1911 to 1917, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SFP).
Arthur Edvard af Forselles was a Finnish physician and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland in 1897, 1899 and from 1905 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SFP). His sister was the sculptor Sigrid af Forselles.
Ursin a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Björkstén is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Maria Cecilia Margit af Forselles is the Director of the National Library of Finland.
Sigrid af Forselles (1860—1935) was a Finnish sculptor, notable for being one of the first professional female sculptors of the country.
Vares is a surname. In Estonian language and some dialects of Finnish the word literally means "raven". Notable people with the surname include:
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