Juminkeko
Juminkeko is the information centre dedicated to the Kalevala and the Karelian culture. Located in the hearth of Kuhmo, Juminkeko is the best place to start exploring the local culture. Join our guided tour and get to know the Finnish epic and the Karelia of the White Sea. Juminkeko offers a variety of exhibitions, short movies and cultural events. It also arranges cultural trips to the Karelia of the White Sea. The centre features a small shop with books, postcards and jewels.
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VIDEO: Viena's villages in Finland
JuminkekoThe video shows the villages of Rimpi, Hietajärvi and Kuivajärvi, which influenced significantly the birth of the Finnish cultural identity. Length: 11:40
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VIDEO: Viena's runosinging tradition
JuminkekoA short movie that tells about the runosonging tradition of the Karelia of the White Sea. Length: 16:15 min
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VIDEO: The culture of the Karelia of the White Sea
JuminkekoThis short movie tells extensively about the Karelia of the White Sea and its culture. Length: 15:28 min
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VIDEO: The birth of the Kalevala
JuminkekoThis short movie explains how the Kalevala was born and points out the significant contribution of the runosong villages of the Karelia of the White Sea in this process. Length: 15:27 min
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VIDEO: Stories from Kajaani
JuminkekoThis video tells about the 20 years Lönnrot spent in Kajaani. Length: 19 min
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VIDEO: Kuhmo and the Karelianism
JuminkekoThis video explores the relationship between Kuhmo and the phenomenon of Karelianism. The famous karelianist Akseli Gallen Kallela started his journey to Karelia from Kuhmo, where he painted his Aino Myth triptych. Length: 17:30 min
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VIDEO: Kalevala narratives
JuminkekoThe contents of the Kalevala in less than half an hour. Length: 25:00 min
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VIDEO: Haikola
JuminkekoThe video tells about Haikola village, one of the best preserved in all the Karelia of the White Sea. Haikola was also the birthplace of the Karelian writer Ortjo Stepanov. Length: 13:36 min
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The Kalevala exhibition Jan Neva 12.6. - 30.9.2024
JuminkekoThe events presented in the paintings are mirrored through mythologies. Mentalities, the basic structures of the worldview and mental imaged are long-living. The archetypes of great stories have passed through many cultural phases. They function…
QUELEVALA: Time of miracles
JuminkekoMassive wooden and ceramic installation by sculptors Hannes Aleksi and Antía Sánchez
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Kyykkä game
JuminkekoCome and play kyykkä, an old traditional Karelian game!
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Kalevala, ancient gnomes and nature
JuminkekoKalevala, ancient gnomes and nature. Literature and photo exhibition 20.3.–14.6.2024
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Kalevala-näyttely
JuminkekoKesän 2024 Kalevala-näyttely, Jan Neva
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Art exhibition Virrentakojat
JuminkekoArt exhibition Virrentakojat. EXHIBITION OPENING Fri 12.01.2024 klo 18. Welcome!
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A trip to Pohjola
JuminkekoMiranda Vissers is an environmental artist. She has a background of a MSc in environmental health studies and an education in monumental arts. Her work is created out of love for nature and also a…
