Finnish literature is larger than the Kalevala and distinct from both the modern state of Finland and the whole Uralic language family. This shelf holds Finnish source texts, English reader witnesses, and many historical collections of runosong and charms, some rooted in Karelian and Ingrian singers whose traditions must not be absorbed into Finnish ownership. Its first complete authored prose novel is Aleksis Kivi's Seitsemän veljestä. Begin with the introduction, reader's guide, and glossary. Finnish is not Sámi or Karelian, and Finnish-language coverage does not represent every language, people, or literary culture of Finland.