Väinämöinen

main character in the Finnish national epic Kalevala
Thing demigod Q616178
Väinämöinen
Akseli Gallen-Kallela · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Väinämöinen

Summary

Väinämöinen is a demigod[1]. Väinämöinen draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (demigod category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Väinämöinen's mother was Ilmatar[3].
  • Väinämöinen's image is recorded as Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Head of Väinämöinen.jpg[4].
  • Väinämöinen is recorded as male[5].
  • Väinämöinen's instance of is recorded as demigod[6].
  • Väinämöinen's performer is recorded as Urho Somersalmi[7].
  • Väinämöinen's performer is recorded as Kalevi Kahra[8].
  • Väinämöinen's performer is recorded as Ari Vakkilainen[9].
  • Väinämöinen's performer is recorded as Ilkka Koivula[10].
  • Väinämöinen's Commons category is recorded as Väinämöinen[11].
  • Väinämöinen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lw91[12].
  • Väinämöinen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Väinämöinen[13].
  • Väinämöinen's worshipped by is recorded as Finnish mythology[14].
  • Väinämöinen's worshipped by is recorded as Baltic Finnic paganism[15].
  • Väinämöinen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • Väinämöinen's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Väinämöinen's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Vainamoinen[18].
  • Väinämöinen's present in work is recorded as Kalevala[19].
  • Väinämöinen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Väinämöinen'}[20].
  • Väinämöinen's different from is recorded as Vanemuine[21].
  • Väinämöinen's Kansallisbiografia ID is recorded as 5435[22].
  • Väinämöinen's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Väinämöinen[23].
  • Väinämöinen's Uppslagsverket Finland ID is recorded as Vaeinaemoeinen[24].
  • Väinämöinen's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3992132[25].

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Origins and Family

Väinämöinen's mother was Ilmatar[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Väinämöinen include Väinämöinen[26], a coastal defense ship[27], founded in 1929[28] and 2096 Väinö[29], an asteroid[30].

Why It Matters

Väinämöinen draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (demigod category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] Väinämöinen has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Väinämöinen is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Väinämöinen include Väinämöinen[26], a coastal defense ship[27], founded in 1929[28] and 2096 Väinö[29], an asteroid[30].

FAQs

Who were Väinämöinen's parents?

Väinämöinen's mother was Ilmatar[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Q43422849. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q43422849. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q43422849. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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