Tuonela
Sign in to savethumb|200px|By the river of Tuonela (Tuonelan joella) by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1903 thumb|200px|''Lemminkäinen's Mother|Lemminkäisen äiti'' by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The mother of young [[Lemminkäinen has gone to the river of Tuoni to find the corpse of her dead son. One of the myths told in Kalevala.]]
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- Tuonela in other beliefs and myths
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thumb|200px|By the river of Tuonela (Tuonelan joella) by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1903 thumb|200px|''Lemminkäinen's Mother|Lemminkäisen äiti'' by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The mother of young [[Lemminkäinen has gone to the river of Tuoni to find the corpse of her dead son. One of the myths told in Kalevala.]]
Tuonela (; ) is the realm of the dead or the Underworld in Finnish mythology. Tuonela, Tuoni (), Manala (, 'Underworld'), Vainajala () and Mana () are used synonymously. Similar realms appear in most Finnic cultural traditions, including among Karelian, Ingrian, and Estonian beliefs. In Estonian mythology, the realm is called Toonela or Manala. Tuonela can also refer to a grave or a graveyard.