Martti Haavio
Encyclopedia
Martti Haavio was a Finnish
poet, folklorist and mythologist, writing poetry under the name "P. Mustapää". He was born on 22 January 1899 in Temmes
, and died 4 February 1973. He was also a professor of folklore and an influential researcher of Finnish mythology
. In 1960, Haavio married Aale Tynni
, after his first wife died in 1951 of cancer. During Haavio's early career, he was a member of the Tulenkantajat
literature club.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
poet, folklorist and mythologist, writing poetry under the name "P. Mustapää". He was born on 22 January 1899 in Temmes
Temmes
Temmes is a former municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia in central western Finland. In 2000, the area had a population of 700. It is the birth place of the renowned Finnish folklorist and poet Martti Haavio. Since 2001, most parts of the area have been part of the municipality of Tyrnävä. Separate...
, and died 4 February 1973. He was also a professor of folklore and an influential researcher of Finnish mythology
Finnish mythology
Finnish mythology is the mythology that went with Finnish paganism which was practised by the Finnish people prior to Christianisation. It has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non-Finnic neighbours, the Balts and the Scandinavians...
. In 1960, Haavio married Aale Tynni
Aale Tynni
Aale Maria Tynni-Haavio was a Finnish poet and translator and wife of fellow Finnish poet Martti Haavio....
, after his first wife died in 1951 of cancer. During Haavio's early career, he was a member of the Tulenkantajat
Tulenkantajat (literature)
Tulenkantajat was a literature group in Finland during the 1920s. Tulenkantajat's main task was to find a way to take Finland from the so called backwood culture to the new, modern European level of literature...
literature club.
Folkloristical and mythological works
- Suomalaisen muinaisrunouden maailma. Porvoo: WSOY, 1935.
- Suomalaiset kodinhaltiat. Porvoo: WSOY, 1942.
- Viimeiset runonlaulajat. Third edition (second edition 1948). Porvoo: WSOY, 1985. ISBN 951-0-12753-1.
- Piispa Henrik ja Lalli: Piispa Henrikin surmavirren historiaa. Porvoo: WSOY, 1948.
- Sampo-eepos: Typologinen analyysi. A doctoral dissertation. Suomalais-ugrilaisen seuran toimituksia 96. Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, 1949.
- Väinämöinen: Suomalaisten runojen keskushahmo. Porvoo: WSOY, 1950.
- Kansanrunojen maailmanselitys. Helsinki Porvoo: WSOY, 1955.
- Karjalan jumalat: Uskontotieteellinen tutkimus. Porvoo: WSOY, 1959.
- Kuolematonten lehdot: Sämpsöi Pellervoisen arvoitus. Porvoo: WSOY, 1961.
- Bjarmien vallan kukoistus ja tuho: Historiaa ja runoutta. Porvoo Helsinki: WSOY, 1965.
- Suomalainen mytologia. Porvoo Helsinki: WSOY, 1967.
- Esseitä kansanrunoudesta. Articles published 1959 in Essais folkloriques par Martti Haavio. Studia Fennica 8. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 564. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1992. ISBN 951-717-703-8.
Poetic works
- Laulu ihanista silmistä (1925)
- Laulu vaakalinnusta, (1927)
- Jäähyväiset Arkadialle (1945)
- Koiruoho, ruusunkukka (1947)
- Linnustaja (1952)
- Tuuli Airistolta (1969)