Photos
Photos of runosingers, tietäjät, healers, etc.
Juho Juhonpoika "Halos-seppä" Halonen from Temmes, North Ostrobothnia in 1911. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju (CC BY 4.0)).
Some runosongs collected from him:
Juho "Hätämaan isäntä" Luomajoki from Piippola, North Ostrobothnia in 1910. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju (CC BY 4.0)).
Eeva Maria Kurtti from Sodankylä, Rear Bothnia or Sápmi in 1920. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju (CC BY 4.0)).
Some runosongs collected from her:
Pekka Rissanen from Maaninka, North Savo in 1927. (Photo by Ahti Rytkönen (CC BY 4.0)).
Some runosongs collected from him:
Pekka Ruotsalainen with his wife from Maaninka, North Savo in 1920–1929. (Photo by Ahti Rytkönen (CC BY 4.0)).
Some runosongs collected from him:
Antti Parviainen from Säyneinen, North Savo in 1908. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju (CC BY 4.0)).
Some runosongs collected from him:
Anna Pieta "Kemivaaran muori" Lohilahti from Suomussalmi, Kainuu in 1917 making snake water. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju (CC BY 4.0)).
Some runosongs collected from her:
Risto "Rämsän ukko" Kemppainen from Hyrynsalmi, Kainuu. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju).
Some runosongs collected from him:
Matti "Lehmivaaran ukko" Kyllönen from Kuhmo, Kainuu. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju).
Some runosongs collected from him:
- SKVR XII1 33, Väinämöinen's knee wound.
- SKVR XII2 5592, washing off illnesses that one could catch from the dead.
- SKVR XII2 6521, origin of the bear.
- SKVR XII2 8451, origin of the stone.
- SKVR XII2 8459, words of frost.
- SKVR XII2 8469, words of tree.
- SKVR XII2 8483, words of iron, stopping a bleeding.
- SKVR XII2 8516, words of fire.
- SKVR XII2 8567, words of the snake.
- SKVR XII2 8590, words of the lizard.
Salomon "Kivikiekin ukko" Huotari from Kuhmo, Kainuu. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju).
Some runosongs collected from him:
Reeta Keränen from Hyrynsalmi, Kainuu. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju).
Some runosongs collected from her:
Kaisa-Reeta "Hautamäen muori" Tormulainen from Kajaani, Kainuu. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju).
Some runosongs collected from her:
- SKVR XII2 7142, creating a para.
- SKVR XII2 7230 α, incantation against illnesses caused to animals by the cowshed snake.
- SKVR XII2 8450, poison of stones.
- SKVR XII2 8456, words of frost.
- SKVR XII2 8467, words of tree.
- SKVR XII2 8478, words of iron, stopping a bleeding.
- SKVR XII2 8480, words of iron, stopping a bleeding.
- SKVR XII2 8513, words of fire.
- SKVR XII2 8514, words of fire.
- SKVR XII2 8564, words of the snake.
- SKVR XII2 8588, words and origin of the lizard.
Jeremias "Kovan Jeru" Seppänen on the right from Suomussalmi, Kainuu. The other men might be his nephews. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju).
"Koivulan pappa", a healer of horses from Tammela, Kanta-Häme in 1928–1930. (Photo by Esko Aaltonen (CC BY 4.0)).
Ville Palomaa from Kolari, Rear Bothnia or Sápmi in 1922 healing a woman. (Photo by Samuli Paulaharju (CC BY 4.0)).
Some runosongs collected from him: