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Collectors ranked by the number of recorded poems

Explore 7,368 collectors who gathered roughly 290,000 Finnic runosong poems — sortable table, animated timeline map, and collector journey profiles.

CollectorPoemsVersesLanguageCorporaCollection yearsMain place
Elias Lönnrot12,683252,000FIJR, KR, ERAB, SKVR1780–Etelä-Karjala
Hämeenlinnan alakansakouluseminaari6,94834,474FIJR, SKVR1923–1946Hämeenlinna
Perä-Pohjolan ja Lapin Kotiseutuyhdistys5,63525,640FIJR, SKVR1914–1936Kemi
Kaarle Krohn4,84665,679FIJR, SKVR1845–Kivijärvi
Samuli Paulaharju4,45328,763FIJR, SKVR1861–1952Vuokkiniemi
Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch3,81253,957ETERAB1890–1917Peetri
Forsberg (Alava), Vihtori3,76370,137FIERAB, JR, SKVR1839–1937Narvusi
Frans Kärki3,48347,359FIJR, SKVR1896–1964Tyrvää
Karl Viljak3,21751,321ETERAB1906–1913Kuusalu
D. E. D. Europaeus3,00769,515FIJR, SKVR1838–1864Ilomantsi
A. D. Neovius2,81244,156FIJR, SKVR1736–Lempaala
Volmari Porkka2,666107,501FIJR, SKVR1881–Narvusi
Artturi Railonsala2,45213,618FIJR1909–1968Ranua
Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov2,32750,977ETERAB–1899Jõhvi
Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste)2,20936,036ETERAB–1927Kuusalu
Olavi Pennanen2,15110,874FIJR, SKVR1935–1946Rautu
Väinö Salminen2,11637,624FIJR, SKVR1880–1935Narvusi
Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum)2,10822,521ETERAB–1939Peetri
Lauri Laiho1,79419,213FIJR, SKVR1854–1958Metsäpirtti
Oskar Philipp Kallas1,70835,490ETERAB–1937Jõhvi
Eemeli Vihervaara1,70213,174FISKVR1909–1921Pöytyä
Ulla Mannonen1,67112,275FIJR, SKVR1935–1953Koivisto
Sylvi Sääski1,6669,566FIJR1937–1966Soutjärvi
Jaako Länkelä1,65745,724FIJR, SKVR1858–1924Narvusi
Saarijärven yhteiskoulu1,6559,045FIJR, SKVR1932Saarijärvi
A. A. Borenius1,59773,209FIJR, SKVR1700–Vuokkiniemi
T. E. Okkola1,55910,971FIJR, SKVR1920–1928Rautalampi
Gustav Seen1,46324,101ETERAB1850–1893Urvaste
Peeter Penna1,29821,124ETERAB1904–1911Peetri
H. A. Reinholm1,28226,436FIJR, SKVR1842–Sakkola
Oma Martti Paavolainen1,2655,419FIJR1894–1956Helsinki
Fr. A. Saxbäck1,23330,161FIJR, SKVR1854–1895Vuole
Aukusti Salo1,2126,962FIJR, SKVR1874–1918Hattula
Tamberg, H.1,18614,316ETERAB–1937Hargla
Jüri Välbe1,15916,024ETERAB1892–1935Ambla
Esko Aaltonen1,1267,987FIJR, SKVR1910–1922Loppi
Heikki Meriläinen1,12513,581FIJR, SKVR1880–1918Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
J. Fr. Ruotsalainen1,09227,227FIJR, SKVR1900–1901Narvusi
Martti Haavio1,07011,056FIJR, SKVR1891–1956Suistamo
Sulo Haltsonen1,0606,880FIJR, SKVR1838–1944Kurkijoki
Moision kansakoulu1,0265,851FIJR, SKVR1913–1918Uskela
Martti Pöyhönen1,0175,057FIJR1947–1952Virtasalmi
A. E. Ahlqvist1,00729,251FIJR, SKVR1828–Ilomantsi
Väinö Kaukonen96212,989FIJR, SKVR1933–1963Vuokkiniemi
Joosep Hurt94329,903ETERAB1865–1886Sangaste
V. J. Kallio9184,373FIJR, SKVR1870–1918Uskela
Artur Martin87916,117ETERAB1908–1909Koeru
Jenny Paulaharju8724,047FIJR, SKVR1911–1952Kittilä
Julius Aleksander Rehberg (Reepärg)86414,687ETERAB–1940Haljala
Aili Laiho8589,633FIJR, SKVR1885–1953Narvusi
K. A. Gottlund85226,003FIJR, KR, SKVR1700–Juva
Helene Maasen-Varik82712,977ETERAB–1905Palamuse
Hans Leoke82413,988ETERAB–1877Viljandi
Vilho Saariluoma8074,722FIJR, SKVR1911–1959Muurla
Hans Siimer79212,392ETERAB1907–1908Simuna
Niilo Kallio7804,285FIJR, SKVR1909–1917Uskela
Fanny M. Pajula76418,662FIJR, SKVR1849–1895Vuole
Antti Rytkönen7516,675FIJR, SKVR1890–Kontiolahti
Christfrid Ganander73712,248FIKR, SKVR1700–1889Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
J. Karhu7172,926FIJR1936–1950Leppävirta
Tyyne Salokannel6984,403FIJR, SKVR1924–1945Uusikaupunki
Kustavi Poppius6962,349FIKR1831–1866
Hans Lohk66612,662ETERAB1890–1892Kuusalu
Jakob Jagomann66523,662ETERAB–1904Räpina
Eino Räikkönen66311,455FIJR, SKVR1916–1917Lempaala
Väinö Tuomaala6416,684FIJR1927–1950Evijärvi
Paul Friedrich (Paulopriit) Voolaine (Pedmanson)6407,483ETERAB–1940Setumaa
Toini Kohvakka6303,380FIJR, SKVR1922–1934Lemi
Victor Stein62514,404ETERAB–1873Setumaa
Iivo Härkönen59912,141FIJR, SKVR1899–Korpiselkä
Ahti Rytkönen5872,938FIJR, SKVR1922–1935Maaninka
Iivari Ievala58118,822FIJR1930–1951Viena
Tõnu Wiedemann (Võimula)56810,557ETERAB–1940Kose
Mihkel Pehka5479,646ETERAB1907–1910Urvaste
Anton Suurkask54312,118ETERAB1889–1903Viljandi

This is a static summary — the full, searchable dataset is in the interactive explorer above.