title: Folklore сomponents of Finnish Rock Poetry
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metadata.value: Soini, Helena
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metadata.value: 2024-09-23T14:33:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2024-09-23T14:33:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2024-03
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metadata.value: Soini H. Folklore сomponents of Finnish Rock Poetry. Scandinavian Philology, 2024, vol. 22, issue 1, pp. 79–94. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu21.2024.105
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu21.2024.105
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/47572
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metadata.value: This article explores the folklore components of Finnish rock poetry in Finnish and
  Swedish. It highlights how Finnish rock culture has revived an ancient tradition where
  poetry and music were intertwined. While musicians of Amorphis reference “Kalevala”
  mythology in the songs like “Tuonela”, “Sampo” and “Kantele”, they do not explicitly
  mention the names of “Kalevala” heroes in their adaptations of runes. The themes of
  their lyrics seem to take on a universal quality and are set in modern times. The influence
  of folklore traditions on Finnish authors is evident even in their English-language
  works. Ville Sorvali of Moonsorrow interprets the runes, trying to understand the intention
  of their creators, believing that these lyrics resonate with people worldwide. Similarly,
  Jan Jämsen (Katla), a Swedish-speaking Finn, infuses his native Swedish lyrics for
  Finntroll with imagery of fantastical creatures and incorporates Sámi folk chants joik
  to emphasize their uniqueness. Modern Finnish rock poetry stands out for its multilingualism
  and references to mythological themes from Finnish and Scandinavian folk
  poetry. However, the resurgence of metrics and imagery from the “Kalevala” and “Kanteletar”
  in rock poetry was unexpected. Authors use figurative symbolism that may
  require a deep understanding of Finnish culture to fully appreciate, even in Englishlanguage
  works. Finnish rock poetry is a diverse and vibrant art form that resonates
  with universal themes and emotions.
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metadata.value: The study was carried out under state order of Karelian Research Centre of the
  Russian Academy of Sciences (2024).
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Scandinavian Philology;Volume 22; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Finnish rock poetry
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: genre features
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: multilingualism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: ethnic components
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kalevala mythology
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kalevala metrics
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kanteletar
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Folklore сomponents of Finnish Rock Poetry
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
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