Illustrations for Kalevala 1999 by Kai Nieminen, published by Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1999
Kalevala 1999 is poet and translator Kai Nieminen's rewritten version of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, published by the Finnish Literature Society to mark the 150 year-anniversary since the publication of the most commonly read version of the mythology.
The original Kalevala was compiled from traditional oral poetry by Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) and published in 1835 (first version) and 1849 (final version).