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- ↑ Suurikuu.fi Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Riitta Saarinen, Pyhän Olavin lumoissa, Helsingin Sanomat 2.7.2010 s. B 10
- ↑ National Board of Antiquities, Finland Archived 2010-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
