> This is actually a collaboration of Finns & Soviets and quite a
> comical one, too. Not to mention awkward and pompous (from what I've
> read about it, haven't seen).
Ahh. Thanks for this. Sound's like 'Sampo' shouldn't be quite at the top of my 'hunt down at all costs' list. :)
> From what I remember, the tv-series was quite low budget but
> atmospheric. Lots of sullen people who don't say a thing - very
> Finnish...:)
Well, it made the subtitles easier! :)
Several folk have kindly posted notes on the availability of Finnish books based on the Kalevala. Its probably worth mentioning that there are several translations of the Kalevala *itself* available in English, from the earnest but dull (Keith Bosley, OUP) to the less accurate but scintillating (W.F Kirby, Everyman & several others).
nysalor_at_... John Hughes
Life is given to man
to make him consider carefully
the position he'd like to be dead in.
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