
SUOMENLAHDEN SALAISUUS
1. Rusalkan perikato. — Ensimäiset tutkimukset ja huhut.
2. Rusalka löydetty! Matka Pohjolaan. — Pietarissa.
3. Diplomaattisia vastuksia.
4. Tulo Helsinkiin. Uusia vaikeuksia Viaporissa.
5. "Vain kuollut hylje!"
6. Jälkimaininkeja. Arvostelua, lupauksia ja venäläistä toveruutta.
7. Kotiutuminen. Uutteraa kirjeenvaihtoa ja mitä hämmästyttävimpiä uutisia.
8. Muistiinpanot. Rusalkan kamppailu elämästä ja kuolemasta. Perikato.
9. Tuhoiskun jälkeen. Mereen suljettuna.
A mysterious naval disaster haunts the Gulf of Finland in 1893. When the Russian monitor Rusalka vanishes during a storm, only a single sailor’s body is recovered, leaving the crew of fifty‑plus men lost to the depths. The incident sparks a frenzy of speculation among French maritime circles, Russian officials, and the local press, each eager to unravel the cause of the tragedy.
Beyond the cold facts, the disappearance becomes tangled with folklore. Tales of the water‑dwelling rusalki—enigmatic spirits said to lure sailors to their doom—grow louder as investigators confront bureaucratic stonewalling and rumors of corruption within the navy. As winter freezes the sea, the mystery deepens, and the Gulf seems to keep its secret well hidden.
Listeners are drawn into a world of early‑modern naval politics, eerie legends, and the relentless pursuit of truth, all set against the stark, icy backdrop of the Baltic waters.
Language
fi
Duration
~2 hours (165K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Release date
May 3, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1860–1898
A leading voice in Finland’s Swedish-language literature, he helped bring realism and a modern, more personal tone to fiction in the late 1800s. His work is especially remembered for sharp social observation and a clear sense of life in Finland during hard times.
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