What this shows

A profile for each runosong collector — the people who travelled the Finnic-speaking lands writing down sung poetry. For each collector you'll see where they worked, when they were active, and what words turn up most distinctively in their recordings.

How to find a collector

• Start typing a name in the search box (e.g. "Lönnrot Elias", "Hurt Jakob").
• Or pick one from the top collectors list.

Profile panels

• Collection Places map — every parish where this collector wrote down at least one poem.
• Decade chart — years of activity.
• Distinctive Vocabulary — words that appear disproportionately often in this collector's material.
• Places Visited — parish list ranked by poem count.