Statue of Väinämöinen decorating the Old Student House in Helsinki. I was blogging while writing Seith and Sword and an astute reader mentioned how they were looking forward to seeing Finnish mythology laid in comparison to Norse myth. I didn't know there was a big difference. I was wrong, so wrong. As such I am very happy to have read the Kalevala . It is the national epic of Karelia and Finland. It is just as beautiful as Norse mythology but more mystical; full of wonder