Welcome to kalevalla.xyz



What is Kalevala?

"The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology,[1] telling a story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory voyages between the peoples of the land of Kalevala called Väinölä and the land of Pohjola and their various protagonists and antagonists, as well as the construction and robbery of the mythical wealth-making machine Sampo."

A painting of the godess Ilmatar, by Wilhelm Ekman.

The Godess Ilmatar, by Wilhelm Ekman

And what exactly is this site about?

In case you somehow stumbled into here not from github.com, this site was firstly an experiment to see if I could host the domain through github pages, which is a neat little skill by itself; secondly, it'll be some kind of blog for my random thoughts, and for practicing while I learn web development. It may even become a permanent home in cyberspace, I will be moving some content here from my site in Neocities.org and adding new stuff; in the meantime, you are welcome to browse there too.

You are also welcome to read the About page from my previous website to learn a bit about my design phillosophy and interests. The same ideas still apply.

Lastly, since I have no way of knowing who visits here, because I'm hosting this through github and there aren't even the vague metrics you get in a regular hosting, and there's no way for you to leave a comment, like, or any direct form of engagement, if you like my content you can interact with me in three ways: