Maamme
Sign in to save"'" (), known by its original Swedish title as "" () and in English as "'", is the de facto national anthem of Finland. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with original Swedish lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. It was first performed on 13 May 1848. Originally, it was written for the 500th anniversary of Porvoo, and for that occasion it was Runeberg himself who wrote the music.
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"Maamme" is the de facto national anthem of Finland, with music composed by Fredrik Pacius and original Swedish lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, first performed in 1848. It matters as Finland's most important patriotic song and a symbol of Finnish national identity.
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Key facts
- Anthem.english_title
- 'Our Land'
- Anthem.alt_title
- ""
- Anthem.en_alt_title
- 'Our Land'
- Anthem.image
- Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat 3.jpg
- Anthem.caption
- The first stanza of "" from the Finnish translation of The Tales of Ensign Stål
- Anthem.prefix
- National
- Anthem.country
- Finland
- Anthem.author
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg
- Anthem.lyrics_date
- 1848
- Anthem.composer
- Fredrik Pacius
- Anthem.music_date
- 1848
- Anthem.adopted
- 1917
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"'" (), known by its original Swedish title as "" () and in English as "'", is the de facto national anthem of Finland. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with original Swedish lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. It was first performed on 13 May 1848. Originally, it was written for the 500th anniversary of Porvoo, and for that occasion it was Runeberg himself who wrote the music.
The melody of "Maamme" is also used for two other anthems: the Estonian anthem "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" ("My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy") and the Livonian anthem "Min izāmō" ("My Fatherland").
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