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Henrik August Reinholm

1819–1883

A 19th-century Finnish priest and folklorist, he helped preserve traditional songs, dances, and everyday customs at a time when much of that heritage might otherwise have been lost. His work also reached into local history and ethnography, giving later readers a vivid window into Finnish cultural life.

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Tampereen kaupunki

Tampereen kaupunki

by Karl Otto Johan Blåfield, Henrik August Reinholm

About the author

Henrik August Reinholm was born in Rauma on March 21, 1819, and died in Viapori, Helsinki, on June 15, 1883. He is remembered in Finland as a priest, ethnographer, and scholar who earned a doctorate in philosophy.

Much of his life’s work centered on collecting and recording folk tradition. Sources describe him as an important preserver of folk games, dances, songs, and other forms of traditional knowledge, and surviving archival collections show how widely he gathered material, especially from Ingria and the Karelian Isthmus. He also worked for years in university library and museum roles before being ordained.

Later, Reinholm served as a prison preacher and military chaplain in Viapori, remaining in that post until his death. Alongside his church work, he wrote and compiled material on Finnish culture and local history, and his notes and publications still matter to researchers interested in folklore, ethnography, and the cultural history of 19th-century Finland.