Kuolontalvi / Winter of Death

Linda Piekäinen IG:forestrolli

Suo / Swamp, Linda Piekäinen, 2019, Akvarelli/Watercolour

Spirit of the Forest

Ukko’s axe, the symbol of the ancient Finnish mythology.

King of the Forest

Maiden of the Forest

Finnish Atmospheric Depressive Black Metal, Kalmankantaja

They say in the Nordic mythology you need to thank the Forest before you go hunt or cut down a tree. You wouldn’t like to wake up this Jötunn.

Artist’s corpsepaint

Corvus monedula

My thoughts, my mind, my nature

This is a Finnish symbol for the God of the weather, harvest and thunder, his name is Ukko. The symbol has several names; Ukonvaaja, Ukonkirves and Ukonvasara. The translation in english is the Axe of Ukko.

The Troll of the Mountains (Vuorenpeikko)

Vellamo, she is the water goddess in the Finnish old mythology. She’s the one who creates the waves in the seas, and brought the good sailing weather.