


The wealthy houses of Kainuu were described to have:
![]() Sata sarven kantajata Tuhat turkin antajata Yhdeksän uroshevosta Rankkitamma kymmenes |
A hundred carriers of drinking horns A thousand givers of furs Nine male horses And the tenth one, a ranked/dregs(?) mare |
One of such houses was owned by Heinonen in Käkisaari, Kajaani (1590s). He was a greedy and stingy man. Once, he had gone to church on Manamansalo island in Oulujärvi lake by rowing, but a Lakeland Sámi tietäjä told him: "you won't make it home alive". Regardless, not believing them, Heinonen went anyways:
![]() Vaan näin sano Savon näkijä Minun paapani Savoissa Joroisihin joutuvani Vaan minä en sinä ikänä Näkijälle kättä näytä Näkijät valehtelevat Katot nyt koti korkea näkyy Aitta armas tiirottaa |
But thus was said by a seer of Savo My (grand?)father in Savo That I should move along to Joroinen But I will never Show my hand to a seer For seers are liars The roofs of my beloved home can be seen The beloved granary is peaking |
But right there, near the coast, his boat hit a rock and Heinonen drowned, which is why the rock in question is called the rock of Heinonen (Heinosenkivi). If you had a hundred carriers of drinking horns and a thousand givers of furs, you could get Heinonen's treasure, also sunken near the rock.