Having visited Karelia this beautiful land of fabulous forests and lakes, we can not ignore such a unique museum culture of the peoples of the north as the Museum of Kalevala rune-singers. Rune-singing tradition glorified this region from ancient times to the present day, and now you can even hear the epic, wedding songs, lullabies in the mouth of the old-timers. There is even a national holiday, the Day of the national epic Kalevala, as a monument to Karelian-Finnish culture celebrated on February 28th.

Rune (from the Finnish runo - Fleece) - Song of the Finno-Ugric peoples, their source - the mythical epic of creation. Karelian folk runes were treated to an extensive poem of 50 songs collector of Finnish folklore physician-scientist Elias Lёnrotom. He collected folk songs selected, processed and combined in a publication called Kalevala. The first edition was released in 1835. "Kalevala" - the name of a mythological country, home to the epic heroes of the Northern Territory, it comes from the name of the hero Kalev.

In the village of Kalevala (before it was called Ukhta) according to the tradition preserved pine, under which the scientist. There was also established in 1984 a museum of rune singers. Now he is part of the cultural centers KALEVALATALO, is a municipal institution and it is open to the world, a unique exhibition devoted to the ethnic epic Karelian and Finnish peoples.

Usually artists runes were storytellers from the common people, they sang the runes with one voice or two voices alternately, often accompanying the playing kantele. That is why the museum is located in an old house storyteller Mary Remshu.

The museum displays original items storytellers and residents of this region, a total of about 300 exhibits. But the main value of the museum is collected ancient runes. Here they can be heard by the national choir. You can also visit the other species of the old oral folklore: spells, laments, ёygi.

Not far from the museum of rune-singers are associated within the meaning of the museum-printing house. It consists of several workshops in which are preserved machines for the production of printed products with manual dial. Museum treasures are preserved here and fonts in Finnish for manual dialing. There are guided tours, showing the old printing process of pre-filed application, as the machine before it is brought into effect, warm up.

Since 2006, the museum uses modern multimedia technology that allow zoom live to show the beauty of the ancient epic: songs, legends, laments. This project is called "Rune unhurried tale." Also, the program includes a variety of materials on the history of the discoveries travelers Karelia in the 19th century, the researchers map the White Sea.

Topics excursions in the house-museum of rune-singers are very diverse. Here you can book guided tours on the themes: "Well felled housing, tidy house staged", "Rune-singing traditions of the Kalevala Region", "narrowing too ready, duck your dress", "Kalevala" alive "," Elias Lönnrot - life and work "," Travel Lönnrot "," Traditional occupations North Karelia "and others. Sightseeing tours around the village are held in the transport of tourists on all days of the week, in the bright daylight. You can organize the visit and hear a lot of interesting, not only in the Museum of rune-singers, but also in the homes of narrators, see pine Lönnrot, barn Yamani, to visit the house of the engineer Moberg.