On the Day of the Karelian Runes, a workshop “Karelian runes – the basis of the cultural code of the people” was held at the House of Friendship of Peoples

The date was not chosen by chance. On June 10, 1820, the first written fixation of the Karelian rune was made: the Finnish physician, researcher of epic runes Topelius Sr. recorded several runes from a Karelian peddler from Akonlaksha. This marked the beginning of a systematic collection of runic poetry from the Karelians.

Karelian runes do not lose their relevance even now. Being the quintessence of folk wisdom, they remain a storehouse of knowledge about the way of life of our ancestors, a source of creative inspiration for artists, writers, and musicians.

The Seminar guests enjoyed the sound of runes performed in different variations, learned what a programmable kantele is, found out if the runes were sung under the kantele and played the exciting game “Bring back the Sampo“.