# Ilmarinen — The Kalevala character guide

> Ilmarinen in The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** dear Ilmarinen, young Ilmarinen, Wicked Ilmarinen

**First appearance:** 0004-rune-i-birth-of-wainamoinen

## Who they are

Eternal smith who forged the Sampo; a key hero and rival suitor in the epic.

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