About this deity
Väinämöinen was the deity associated with creation in Finnish tradition.
Also known as
Väinämöinen (Finnish)
Parent belief system
Finnish Culture · Polytheistic · 1 mythFinnish culture refers to people from modern-day Finland and the Russian territory of Karelia.
Top myths
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| Vainamoinen (Genesis) | |
| Creation myth | |
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Mythological stories including Vainamoinen
- Vainamoinen (Genesis) Creation myth
Nuthsell
Vainamoinen is born as part of the creation of the world where the water and sky is divided.
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Vainamoinen." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 20 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/680. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, June 20). Vainamoinen. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/680
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Vainamoinen." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 20, 2020. Accessed February 3, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/680.
