Lemminkainen

Ahti

Ahti is an alternate name or epithet for Lemminkainen, representing the same character in different contexts.

Wainamoinen

Lemminkainen and Wainamoinen are fellow heroes who often travel together and aid each other in battles.

Ilmarinen

Ilmarinen and Lemminkainen are comrades in arms, working together on various heroic exploits.

Louhi

Lemminkainen repeatedly clashes with Louhi, who tries to thwart his attempts to marry her daughter.

Kyllikki

Kyllikki is Lemminkainen's wife, whom he abducts and later struggles to keep faithful.

Sahri

Sahri is one of Lemminkainen's many lovers, representing his philandering nature.

Ilmarinen

Ilmarinen and Lemminkainen are comrades in arms, working together on various heroic exploits.

Sahri

Sahri is one of Lemminkainen's many lovers, representing his philandering nature.

Ilmarinen

Ilmarinen and Lemminkainen are comrades in arms, working together on various heroic exploits.

Wainamoinen

Lemminkainen and Wainamoinen are fellow heroes who often travel together and aid each other in battles.

Kyllikki

Kyllikki is Lemminkainen's wife, whom he abducts and later struggles to keep faithful.

Louhi

Lemminkainen repeatedly clashes with Louhi, who tries to thwart his attempts to marry her daughter.

The Kalevala

Reckless adventurer, part of the epic's cast.

Proem

Referenced as Kaukomieli, from whose sword the legends came; also said to have died in the games.

Rune VIII: Maiden of the Rainbow

Not directly present, but referenced in the context of the broader narrative.

Rune XI: Lemminkainen’s Lament

The reckless hero who woos and forcibly abducts Kyllikki, ignoring his mother's advice.

Rune XII: Kyllikki’s Broken Vow

Enraged by Kyllikki's broken vow, he resolves to go to war in Northland, ignoring his mother's warnings.

Rune XIII: Lemminkainen's Second Wooing

The reckless hero attempts to woo Louhi's daughter and undertakes the impossible task of capturing the Hiisi moose.

Rune XIV: Death of Lemminkainen

The reckless hero undertakes three tests set by Louhi: capturing the moose of Hisi, bridling the flaming horse, and hunting the swan of Tuoni; he succeeds in the first two but meets his death at the river of Tuoni.

Rune XV: Lemminkainen’s Restoration

The hero who was killed in Tuonela while hunting the swan; restored to life by his mother.

Rune XX: The Brewing of Beer

Referred to as wild and trouble-making; explicitly excluded from the wedding invitation by Louhi.

Rune XXVI: Origin of the Serpent

The reckless hero, also called Kaukomieli, determines to go to Pohyola's wedding despite his mother's warnings, boasting of his magic and sword.

Rune XXVII: The Unwelcome Guest

Arrives uninvited to the feast, insults the host, kills him in a duel, and spits his head on a picket.

Rune XXVIII: The Mother’s Counsel

Flees from Pohyola after a deadly fight, transforms into an eagle, and seeks his mother's counsel.

Rune XXIX: The Isle of Refuge

The reckless hero flees to the Isle of Refuge, uses magic to enchant the island, spends three summers with the maidens, and returns home to find his mother's dwelling destroyed.

Rune XXX: The Frost-Fiend

Reckless hero determined to avenge his mother; uses magic to defeat the Frost-fiend.

Rune XXXIX: Wainamoinen's Sailing

Joins the expedition after recognizing the vessel, offering his skills in warfare.

Birth of the Harp

Attempts to free the vessel and later tries to play the harp, but fails to produce concord.

Rune XLII: Capture of the Sampo

Rows the war-ship, enters the mountain to retrieve the Sampo, plows its roots with an ox, and sings discordantly, awakening a crane that alerts Louhi.

Rune XLIII: The Sampo Lost in the Sea

Climbs the mast to scout, fights Louhi's eagle form, and is reminded of his broken promise to his mother.

Rune XLIX: Restoration of the Sun and Moon

The reckless hero who boasts he could have helped Wainamoinen break into the cavern.