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===Art=== [[File:Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Kullervo Cursing - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|150px|The tragedy of [[Kullervo]] has been a source of inspiration for several artists. <small>(''Kullervo's Curse'', Gallen-Kallela, 1899)</small>]] Several artists have been influenced by the ''Kalevala'', most notably [[Akseli Gallen-Kallela]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=165995&contentlan=2&culture=en|title=Myth, magic and the museum|access-date=15 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328214959/http://finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=165995&contentlan=2&culture=en|archive-date=28 March 2012}}</ref> [[Iittala]] group's [[Arabia (brand)|Arabia]] brand kilned a series of ''Kalevala'' commemorative plates, designed by [[Raija Uosikkinen]] (1923–2004). The series ran from 1976 to 1999, and the plates are highly sought-after collectibles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianmuseo.fi/web/museumarabia.nsf/pagesbyid/AB400AAD6BA255DDC2256F5C004B8944?OpenDocument|title=UOSIKKINEN, RAIJA|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225110401/http://www.arabianmuseo.fi/web/museumarabia.nsf/pagesbyid/AB400AAD6BA255DDC2256F5C004B8944?OpenDocument|archive-date=25 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabia.fi/web/Arabiawww.nsf/file/tietoa_arabiasta_historia_history_longtext_eng/$file/History_longtext_ENG.pdf|title=Arabia history, text in English.|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614155309/http://www.arabia.fi/web/Arabiawww.nsf/file/tietoa_arabiasta_historia_history_longtext_eng/$file/History_longtext_ENG.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> One of the earliest artists to depict the ''Kalevala'' was [[Robert Wilhelm Ekman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fng.fi/fng/html4/fi/art/collecti/people/r1/rekman/|title=Ekman, Robert Wilhelm|access-date=17 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720183859/http://www.fng.fi/fng/html4/fi/art/collecti/people/r1/rekman/|archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> In 1989, the fourth full translation of the ''Kalevala'' into English was published, illustrated by [[Björn Landström]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/lands.htm |title=Björn Landström |website=Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi) |first=Petri |last=Liukkonen |publisher=[[Kuusankoski]] Public Library |location=Finland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125093359/http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/lands.htm |archive-date=25 January 2010 }}</ref>
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