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The Maiden of Finland (Finnish: Suomi-neito [ˈsuo̯miˌnei̯to], Swedish: Finlands mö) is the national personification of Finland.
Personification
[edit]She is a barefoot young woman in her mid-twenties with blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue and white national costume or a white dress. She was originally called Aura after the Aura River in Turku.
As a symbol, the Finnish Maiden has been used since the 19th century when she was pictured as a woman wearing a turreted crown, and then developing as Finland gained a national consciousness and independence. She was depicted in poetry and fine arts. Zachris Topelius and Walter Runeberg were important in establishing the Finnish Maiden as a symbol. Like the Mother Svea of neighbouring Sweden, the Finnish maiden was, at first, a mature woman, but gradually became younger.[1]

See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tommila, Päiviö (2008). "Kuinka Suomi-neidon muotoinen kartta-Suomi syntyi?" (PDF). Maankäyttö (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-04-29.
External links
[edit]- 473 - A Map of One Arm Waving: Suomi-Neito Strange Maps bigthink.com
- Finlandia by Jean Sibelius- thisisFINLAND
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