# Maamme kirja

By Zacharias Topelius.

"Maamme kirja" by Zacharias Topelius is a book originally published in Swedish in 1875 that describes Finland, its provinces, nature, people, and history. Written as a textbook for schoolchildren, it served for decades to build national consciousness during Finland's emergence as a unified economic and political entity. Topelius portrayed Finland as a harsh land requiring hard work from its citizens, using the Finnish horse as a model of dedication. The book became a publishing phenomenon, selling 240,000 copies by 1907. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Finnish
- Translator: Paavo Emil Cajander
- Subjects: Folklore -- Finland; Finland -- History -- Fiction

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