Career
Around 1834, he met Elias Lönnrot, and was one of his main sources for the Kalevala. The State Prize of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was named after him.
Around 1834, he met Elias Lönnrot, and was one of his main sources for the Kalevala. The State Prize of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was named after him.
