Finnish Legends by R. Eivind audiobook.

Genre: folklore

On a dark winter day in northern Finland, a wandering merchant named Father Mikko finds shelter with an isolated family as a storm gathers outside. When the evening meal is finished and the fire is burning low, the family's daughter asks for the oldest tales he knows - stories from the very beginning of the world. What follows is a vivid journey through Finnish myth and legend, where the boundaries between nature and magic blur and the past feels alive in every tree, wind, and song. Through Father Mikko's storytelling, listeners meet figures drawn from the Kalevala tradition: the wise and world-shaping Vainamoinen, powerful spirits and gods such as Ukko, and a cast of challengers, helpers, and mysterious beings who test courage, craft, and character. Each tale carries the rhythm of oral folklore, mixing wonder with earthy humor and hard-earned wisdom, while quietly revealing what a people values: resilience, honor, ingenuity, and respect for the forces that cannot be tamed. Finnish Legends is both an inviting doorway into a lesser-known mythic world and a cozy fireside frame story that makes ancient epics feel personal and immediate.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:22) Chapter 02

(00:13:44) Chapter 03

(00:19:26) Chapter 04

(00:27:17) Chapter 05

(00:38:00) Chapter 06

(00:42:49) Chapter 07

(00:48:24) Chapter 08

(00:54:59) Chapter 09

(01:06:56) Chapter 10

(01:17:39) Chapter 11

(01:24:25) Chapter 12

(01:30:23) Chapter 13

(01:35:23) Chapter 14

(01:39:41) Chapter 15

(01:51:11) Chapter 16

(02:02:14) Chapter 17

(02:11:43) Chapter 18

(02:20:14) Chapter 19

(02:27:14) Chapter 20

(02:36:20) Chapter 21

(02:42:51) Chapter 22

(02:50:34) Chapter 23

(02:55:53) Chapter 24

(03:04:17) Chapter 25

(03:11:56) Chapter 26

(03:18:38) Chapter 27

(03:23:43) Chapter 28

(03:31:01) Chapter 29

(03:35:25) Chapter 30

(03:39:20) Chapter 31

(03:49:36) Chapter 32

(03:56:22) Chapter 33

(04:01:51) Chapter 34

(04:06:47) Chapter 35

(04:13:47) Chapter 36

(04:21:29) Chapter 37

(04:28:02) Chapter 38

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