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Samuli Paulaharju
1875–1944
A Finnish teacher, writer, and ethnographer, Samuli Paulaharju devoted his life to recording the stories, beliefs, crafts, and everyday traditions of northern peoples. His books, photographs, drawings, and field notes offer a vivid portrait of Finland before many of its old ways disappeared.
10 Audiobooks
Kainuun mailta: Kansantietoutta Kajaanin kulmilta
by Samuli Paulaharju
Matkakertomuksia Karjalan kankahilta
by Samuli Paulaharju
Vanhaa Lappia ja Peräpohjaa
by Samuli Paulaharju
Kuvauksia Hailuodosta
by Samuli Paulaharju
Lapin muisteluksia
by Samuli Paulaharju
Syntymä, lapsuus ja kuolema: Vienan Karjalan tapoja ja uskomuksia
by Samuli Paulaharju
Kolttain mailta: Kansatieteellisiä kuvauksia Kuollan-Lapista
by Samuli Paulaharju
Vanha Raahe
by Samuli Paulaharju
Suomenselän vieriltä
by Samuli Paulaharju
Taka-Lappia
by Samuli Paulaharju
About the author
Samuli Paulaharju (April 14, 1875–February 6, 1944) was born in Kurikka, Finland, and trained as a teacher at the Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary, graduating in 1901. He moved to Oulu in 1904, where he taught crafts and arts at a school for deaf children and later worked as a curator at the Northern Ostrobothnia Museum.
During decades of summer field trips, Paulaharju collected folklore, memories, stories, and information about traditional life across Finland and neighboring northern regions. He recorded tens of thousands of notes, wrote hundreds of articles and around twenty ethnographic books, and produced thousands of photographs and drawings. He received the title of Professor in October 1943, shortly before his death in Oulu.