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Albert Hämäläinen

1881–1949

His work preserved valuable knowledge about Finno-Ugric peoples at a moment when older ways of life were rapidly changing. Later, he turned that same careful eye toward the buildings, folk culture, and traditional livelihoods of central Finland and the forest Finns of Scandinavia.

2 Audiobooks

Ihmisruumiin substanssi suomalais-ugrilaisten kansojen taikuudessa Taikapsykologinen tutkimus

Ihmisruumiin substanssi suomalais-ugrilaisten kansojen taikuudessa Taikapsykologinen tutkimus

by Albert Hämäläinen

Mordvalaisten, tsheremissien ja votjakkien kosinta- ja häätavoista Vertaileva tutkimus

Mordvalaisten, tsheremissien ja votjakkien kosinta- ja häätavoista Vertaileva tutkimus

by Albert Hämäläinen

About the author

Albert Hämäläinen was a Finnish ethnographer and folklorist, born in 1881 and died in 1949. He belonged to the last generation of Finnish researchers who were able to collect material firsthand among Finno-Ugric communities in Russia before the Soviet period changed access to those regions.

His early research focused on the customs, beliefs, and everyday life of related peoples such as the Mordvins, Mari, and Udmurts. He also wrote on Finno-Ugric magic and ritual traditions, helping preserve knowledge that might otherwise have been lost.

Later in his career, he shifted toward the study of vernacular architecture and folk culture in central Finland, and he also researched the forest Finns of central Scandinavia. His work is remembered for combining close field observation with a strong interest in how traditional culture survives across regions and generations.