Hi! Just a quick update on the podcast and life in general.   ..read more

Episode which is "also a Tom Cruise movie.. of sorts!" This is the first of maybe 3 or 4 special episodes on Finnish minorities. In this episode we will introduce the Sami people. Welcome back!   Email: thofpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thofpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ThofPodcast Mentioned in this episode: Pulttibois Petra Laiti Twitter Sami National Anthem  ILO 169 Cyberpunk 2077 Running sound from Zapsplat.com Sources Samuli Aikio, Marjut Huuskonen, Eva Lettinen, Sukelluksia Saamelaisten ja Suomalaisten Suhteisiin, Raakku Kustannus, 2016Pekka Isaksso ..read more

Before we take a little break from our usual chronological narrative, (Next surprise episode or two) let's take a look what proto-Finns were doing before "Viking Age". We have mysteries, more Tolkien (he was fan of Finnish language after all!), Finnish weapon Angon and much more!  Email: thofpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thofpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ThofPodcast   Mentioned in this episode: Varkaus Fennoscandia Vöyrin Käldamäki Käldamäki 3D-Face reconstruction Cassiodorus and Procopious Merovingi family Eura-Köyliö Angon Spear Leväluhta Israel Alftan ..read more

I know you’re waiting for Romans and we have them, kind of! Finland was at best in the Roman Empires periphery, but most likely in Romans margins. Finland of course never was a province of Roman Empire, but we have a slice in the coast, that did inhabit people with their cultural influence at least.  Bit more about ceramics too, since it is the last time they play bigger role in our Story. Vikings have to wait their turn for bit more. Email: thofpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thofpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ThofPodcast   Mentioned in this episode: Tacit ..read more

Finland has her first taste of Civilization. In this episode we meet a lot of rocks and metals. Some of our rocks are World Famous! We cover the Bronze age to the beginning of Iron Age. We also just hit our 500 download milestone, so thank you all for listening!  Email: thofpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thofpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ThofPodcast   Mentioned in this episode: https://freesound.org/people/ShadyDave/sounds/325611/ (Piano jingle in the "Bison story" is by: Shady Dave - My love (piano loop) Bialowieza Forest  Finnish UNESCO sites ..read more

This time we wrap up stone age and prepare to adventure to bronze age on our next episode. We take closer look at housing, farming and something called Battle Axe culture and “giants churches”. Episode is a bit shorter due the remaking of the older episodes as well.   Email for the podcast is thofpodcast@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Cows let to summer pastures  The History of Finland site  Corded Ware ceramic/ Battle Axe culture Monty Python (What have Romans ever done for us?) Pöljä group (ceramics) Kiukainen culture The two main groups of ceramics from the period of th ..read more

In our story we journey deeper into the woods and find out what our earthlings were doing in the beginning of the new stone age. Did things change from Mesolithic to Neolithic and if so, how? Email for the podcast is thofpodcast@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: Salpausselkä Operation Chastice Treaty of Nöteborg (1323) Henrik Gabriel Porthan Kierikki Jäkärlän ryhmä (group) Jean Sibelius Giant's churches   The two main groups of ceramics from the period of this episode are: Comb Ceramic (5200-3250 BCE) found mostly in Southern Finland, Asbestos Ceramic (4600-2500 BCE) mostly found ..read more

What happened in the peninsula, now called Finland when the last ice age ended 12 000 years ago? Tune in to find out! We cover the culture, diet, and the habits of this stone age people living on this swampy patch of land.   Mentioned in this episode:Das Boot Laboe Naval Memorial Wolf Cave Facebook post with pictures of seas / lakes El Capitan Sapmi Antrea Net Suomusjärvi culture SOURCES Georg Haggrén, Petri Halinen, Mika Lavento, Sami Raninen & Anna Wessman, Muinaisuutemme jäljet, Gaudeamus Oy, 2015 Juha Hurme, Niemi, Teos, 2017 Pentti Virrankoski, Suomen Historia, Suomalaisen Kirjal ..read more

Welcome to the History of Finland podcast. In this short introduction episode I'll cover the basics like what the podcast is and why do I make it. Subscribe now and never miss an episode!Email for the podcast is thofpodcast@gmail.com NB, All the episodes had a facelift (new recording, added narrative, tidying the text etc.) on the 2nd of May, 2020! Podcasts mentioned in this episode:The History of Rome Revolutions The History of the World Footnoting History Partial Historians History is Sexy Books/people mentioned in this episode were:Daniel Juslenius - Vanha ..read more

Episode which is "also a Tom Cruise movie.. of sorts!" This is the first of maybe 3 or 4 special episodes on Finnish minorities. In this episode we will introduce the Sami people. Welcome back!   Email: thofpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thofpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ThofPodcast Mentioned in this episode: Pulttibois Petra Laiti Twitter Sami National Anthem  ILO 169 Cyberpunk 2077 Running sound from Zapsplat.com Sources Samuli Aikio, Marjut Huuskonen, Eva Lettinen, Sukelluksia Saamelaisten ja Suomalaisten Suhteisiin, Raakku Kustannus, 2016Pekka Isaksso ..read more