Elias Lönnrot vanhempana n. 1880 aikoihin.
Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884), compiler of Kalevala, the famous Finnish epic. Kalevala influenced J.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion. The photo's taken around 1880 when he was over 80.
Historia väreissä esittelee suomalaisia historiallisia, alunperin mustavalkokuvia tai piirroksia väreissä taiteellisen näkemyksen mukaan. This blog is called "History in Colors" and is about colorized historical Finnish black and white photos, or drawings.
lauantai 28. helmikuuta 2015
sunnuntai 22. helmikuuta 2015
Akseli Gallen-Kallela n. 1890
Akseli Gallen-Kallela around year 1890. He was a Finnish painter, who is mostly known from Kalevala (a Finnish epic) themed paintings.
Aleksis Kivi 1872
Aleksis Kivi was an influential Finnish novelist who died in 1872. No surviving photo of him exists, but the picture above is based on a post mortem drawing by Mr. Edelfelt, a Finnish painter who saw him.
Alkuperäinen Albert Edeltin puupiirros.
Original Albert Edelfelt wood engraved picture.
Tämä on tekoälyn avulla piirretty muotokuva useista eri malleista, jotka pohjautuvat kahteen Kiven alkuperäiseen piirrokseen. Katso myös video.
This is an AI generated picture from several different models and pictures, featured in the video link above.
keskiviikko 18. helmikuuta 2015
Simo Häyhä n. 1940
Simo "White Death" Häyhä was one of the best snipers in the world. He served in the Finnish winter war of 1939. This photo was taken some time after his serious head injury, ca. 1940.
tiistai 17. helmikuuta 2015
Urho Kekkonen n. 1920-luvulla
Urho Kekkonen nuorena urheilijana Kajaanin Kipinässä. Kuva on noin 1920-luvun paikkeilta.
Urho Kekkonen around 1920. He was later to become Finland's longest reigning president.
Urho Kekkonen around 1920. He was later to become Finland's longest reigning president.
maanantai 16. helmikuuta 2015
Jean Sibelius 1950-luvulla
Maestro työssään. Jean Sibelius soittamassa flyygeliään Ainolassa 1950-luvulla.
Jean Sibelius at his home, around 1950s.
Jean Sibelius at his home, around 1950s.
sunnuntai 15. helmikuuta 2015
Sakari Topelius 1898
Sakari Topelius was an influential Finnish writer and journalist.
Henrik Cajander 1844
Henrik Cajander brought photography to Finland from France where he visited, and took the first ever photograph in Finland in 1842. The pic above is Cajander's "selfie" from 1844. It was one of the world's first selfies (possibly second).
Suomen vanhin valokuva vuodelta 1842
Finland's first photo was taken by Henrik Cajander in 1842, and it was a daguerrotype. The house in picture was demolished in 1962, and you can see the house below. The house was called Nobel's House, named after architect Immanuel Nobel, who also was Alfred Nobel's father.
Tässä purettavana oleva sama "Nobelin talo", jota Henrik Cajander kuvasi vuonna 1962.
Same house being demolished, year 1962.
Alkuperäinen kuva, joka käännetty ja suoristettu.
torstai 5. helmikuuta 2015
tiistai 3. helmikuuta 2015
Aino Sibelius 1890
Aino Sibelius, Jean Sibeliuksen vaimo noin vuonna 1890.
Aino Sibelius was Jean Sibelius' wife. Photo taken ca. 1890.
Aino Sibelius was Jean Sibelius' wife. Photo taken ca. 1890.
sunnuntai 1. helmikuuta 2015
Helsinki vuonna 1906
Some women and men in Helsinki, year 1906.
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