{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68b237bf35734dc7190f3592/68cdb982ef1d2c878d91b67d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S1E7 Väki, Enter Finnish Animism","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68b237bf35734dc7190f3592/1758312808072-aded4f7d-6033-4b3e-b53b-81e1c6d9abe9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In Finnish traditional belief, <strong>Väki</strong> is a rich and layered concept that blends animism, folk magic, and an older worldview where every place, element, and being carries its own power. Here’s a concise overview:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Väki</em> literally means <em>people</em>, <em>folk</em>, or <em>crowd</em>, but in folklore it also refers to an <strong>invisible force or collective spirit</strong>.</li><li>It is both the <strong>power itself</strong> and the <strong>entities embodying that power</strong>.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><p>Finnish animistic thought sees the natural world as alive and morally charged. Different realms have their own väki:</p><ul><li><strong>Metsän väki</strong> – the “folk of the forest,” the forest’s own living force and spirit beings.</li><li><strong>Veden väki</strong> – the power of waters, rivers, lakes, and their spirits.</li><li><strong>Tulen väki</strong> – the force of fire.</li><li><strong>Rautaväki</strong> – the spirit of iron or metal.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Niina's website http://www.fairychamber.org</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/fairychamberart/</p>","author_name":"Niina Niskanen"}