Finnish Folklore: Nuutti And The Winter Time God

Especially during December you can see lots of flames, and tourches, and candles and of course christmas lights. We can find beauty in the darkest of times. One of the Finnish gods associated with Winter is Tapio, the forest god. He is the husband of Mielikki the goddess of hunt. According to the folklore when there are winter storms in the woods, Tapio is cleaning the forest. This can be seen as metaphor the get rid of the old and bringing the new.

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As someone with close Finnish family, I love learning more about it, especially in Wintertime!