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.
In Finnish mythology, Ahti is a heroic character in folk poetry who is sometimes given the epithet Saarelainen.
Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse sigr (victory) and nýr (new), which may refer to:
Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish.
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants, itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are Johann, Hannes, Hans, Jens and Jan. In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is John.
Kalle is a masculine given name of North Germanic origin, a variation of Karl. In Sweden, people named Karl are commonly nicknamed Kalle. The name is also found in Finland and Estonia. Notable people with the name include:
Ivar is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements common to Germanic names became homophonous. The first element Ívarr may contain yr "yew" and -arr, but it may have become partly conflated with Ingvar, and possibly Joar. The second element -arr may alternatively also be from geir "spear" or it may be var "protector". The name was adopted into English as Ivor, into Gaelic as Ìomhar, into Estonian as Aivar or Aivo and into Latvian as Ivars.
Eero is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Karjalainen ("Karelian") is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin.
Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal.
The name Kai or Cai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Greek: Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace".
Christina or Cristina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of the Latin Christiana, and a feminine form of Christianus or a Latinized form of the Middle English Christin 'Christian'. Short forms include Chris and Tina. The name is ultimately derived from the original Greek form of the name, Χριστίνα.
Risto is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from Hristofor or Hristivoje. It may refer to:
Mänd is a common surname in Estonia, and may refer to:
Toivanen is a Finnish surname.
Ahti Kõo is an Estonian lawyer, writer and former politician. He is a member of the August 20 Club which unites the members of Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia who voted for the restoration of the independence of Estonia.
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