Paganism was wiped out a thousand years ago.

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Paganism is dead.

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“Suns may rise and set in Suomi, Rise and set for generations, When the North will learn my teachings, Will recall my wisdom-sayings, Hungry for the true religion. Then will Suomi need my coming, Watch for me at dawn of morning, That I may bring back the Sampo, Bring anew the harp of joyance, Bring again the golden moonlight, Bring again the silver sunshine, Peace and plenty to the Northland.”
Kalevala, Rune 50

Residents of Hiiumaa (Finnish: Hiidenmaa), the second largest island in Estonia. 🇪🇪

Painting by E. H. Schlichting (1852).

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Residents of Hiiumaa (Finnish: Hiidenmaa), the second largest island in Estonia. 🇪🇪

Painting by E. H. Schlichting (1852).

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Headdresses of a West Ingrian married woman.

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An Erzya bride from the Samara Oblast.

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A Mari (Cheremis) loom.

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A Komi man by his sauna. Next to the sauna is a harrow and a boat.

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A Khanty (Ostyak) loom.

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A typical female burial from Murom, c. 600 — 1000 CE.

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Votian married woman as depicted by F. L. Trefurt (1783).

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A Mari (Cheremis) storehouse. The upper floor is for clothes, the lower for food.

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The frame of an earthen Ostyak dwelling.

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An earthen Ostyak dwelling with its corridor.

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An old-fashioned Estonian house with a thatched roof. 🇪🇪

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A woodland sauna on the island of Piremen on the Pinega river, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

The area was populated by Finnic peoples before being colonized by the Novgorod Republic.

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The English ornithologist John Wolley spent 4 years (1853–1857) in Ylimuonio, Finland, amassing a large collection of eggs. For some reason, he carved a runic text in a mixture of Swedish and English on a stone in Muonionvaara. The inscription reads:

“Vi ar i lant of Oskar friat of Viktoria of Inklant. This holi saita vit holt sint morak stil har lat Jon Volli of Matlok rit runs aftir Savastovols fal”

[ We are in Oskar's land, freed by Victoria of England. This holy site with all its quiet land around (surroundings) has taught John Wolley of Matlock to carve runes after the fall of Sevastopol. ]

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