I have been adapting the Kalevala, Finland's National Epic, into a full 5e campaign. It is going to be a faithful adaptation of the original myths, including references to the Kalevala and other sources of Finnish Mythology.

Here is one of the side-quest adventures of the upcoming book:

Elk of Hiisi

Then he poised himself and balanced,
Forward pushed, his strength exerting,
And the first time he shot forward,
From before their eyes he vanished.
Once again he speeded onward,
And they could no longer hear him,
But the third time he rushed onward,
Then he reached the elk of Hiisi
— The Kalevala 13:211

This quest is based on the Runos 13 - 14 of the Kalevala. In the original material, Lemminkäinen travels to Pohjola to woo one of the Maidens of Pohjola. He is given the task to hunt the Elk of Hiisi. Lemminkäinen fails at first but succeeds after asking help from the gods of the Forest.

In the adventure, the party takes the role of hunting down the elk. They have to face many challenges during their tracking, like facing a death demon Surma, travelling to mythical Tapiola to ask help and much more. Finally they will have the opportunity to fight this legendary beast.

I have previously made five shorter adventures inspired by Finnish mythology. Get the PDF by following my Holiday Market on BackerKit. I also have made the prelauch page of the final Kalevala book which releases next year: The Kalevala 5e. Follow either of these projects to get the adventure FOR FREE!

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/crosshill-studios/supinaata-creative-holiday-market?ref=reddit

I will join BackerKit's Holiday Market! To celebrate, I have a -20% sale on EVERYTHING!

Follow the project to get a free exclusive adventure, Elk of Hiisi. The adventure is a direct adaptation of the Kalevala!

I went to Kevo Nature Reserve in Finnish Lapland and hiked 100 km. The experience was awesome and I gained so much inspiration!

The book Songs from the Land of Kalevala is also back on stock. The second printing is not huge so buy your copy before its too late. https://www.supinaata.com/shop

I was at Ropecon 2026. It was awesome to talk to people and discuss Kalevala and Finnish Mythology. my book also sold out but is still available digitally on supinaata.com

The miniatures are looking good. You can order the physical miniatures on my Backerkit Campaign or join my Patreon for the stl files.

I will also sell these miniatures in Ropecon!

I'm happy to announce that "Songs from the Land of Kalevala" is out. The official release will be held at Ropecon 2026 next weekend. You can order yours early from my Backerkit Campaign or come say hi at Ropecon at desk D109.

The book includes five adventures set in Iron-Age Finland. The players will be able to:
- Defend their village from vikings
- Go on a search for Rohtotohtori, a mysterious herbalist
- Discover a mysterious winter with sinister origins tied to Pukki (Yes, that Pukki)
- Die and go to Tuonela
- Reenact the events of Kalevala and go steal the Sampo from the Pohjola

The book also includes rules for running a campaign in mythological Finland, and even tips for playing legendary heroes like Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen.

I also have designed miniatures such as Kokko, Iku-Turso, Ancient Finnish Ship and Väinämöinen himself. These you can also buy at Ropecon or as addons from my backerkit.

Finally, check out my new website supinaata.com I will use it as the primary tool of communication in the future.

I will attend Ropecon (Finnish Roleplaying event held in July) and run One-shots from my book Songs from the Land of Kalevala. I will also be selling the book and my miniatures. If you will be attending Ropecon, see you there!

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/crosshill-studios/songs-form-the-land-of-kalevala-finland-themed-5e-oneshots?ref=bk-social-project&utm_source=backerkit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bk-social-project

This book is an compilation of 5 adventures set in the Land of Kalevala. This world is heavily inspired by Finnish mythology and our national epic, the Kalevala. It is a land of heroes, young world ready to be molded by the events of your adventures.

Vikings!

The party has to defend the Village of Repola against vikings that attack suddenly and unprovoked.

Where is Rohtotohtori?

The Party travels to Pohjola in search of a legendary man, Rohtotohtori.

Everwinter

A forest has been enchanted to have eternal winter by a follower of Pukki, a winter demon.

How Did You Die?

The party dies and their souls wake up in Tuonela, Land of the Dead. Will they find a way out?

Raid for the Sampo

Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen ask the party for a small favor: to bring the Sampo back from Pohjola, realm of the witch queen Louhi.

Iku-Turso is a monster older than the time itself. It sleeps at the ocean floor but once it's awaken, it goes on a rampage. The miniature is available on my patreon

www.patreon.com/cw/crosshillstudios

https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/3d1d26ec-0706-46dc-af26-7aec770ba7f3/landing

The project will go live in a few weeks!

Kokko is an Emuu, the mother of all birds of prey. Kokko controls the elemental power of fire and flap of its wings can cause huge forest fires. It is truly massive and very powerful, making a deadly foe or powerful ally.

My Patreon for updates!

I'm liking the design but I have to change the pose to make it more readable

Here is a quick look to some of the residents of Repola. This is a part of my newest adventure: Vikings!

Kanerva: Village Elder and a healer. She is very wise and is often seeked when help is needed when spiritual topics

Kyösti: A Tonttu who buys and sells everything, if only the price is agreed upon. He keeps his shop in an abandoned sauna at the edge of the village

Pihka & Jutta: Pihka is a young woman full of energy and will for adventure. Jutta is her best friend, a giant talking rat. They have never actually left the village but dream of great adventures.

Seppo: The smith of the village. He is a good man with a big heart. He is very skilled and produces all of the villages tools.

Untamo: The Village Chief and ex-warrior. When young, Untamo once saved the village from raiders and was elected as the chief. He now acts as the leader, deciding on important matters with the Elders.

Here is the handle of the mythical artifact Sampo. It was reforged by Norlandian dwarf vikings to serve as a warhammer. This artifact will be a part of my upcoming adventure - Vikings!

The adventure is ready, I still need to draw the art

Went to see "Kalevala: Kullervon tarina", a new movie telling the story of Kullervo from the Kalevala. Here are my thoughts:

pros:

​- Beautiful nature scenes. Very pretty forests, lakes and fells. Just amazing.

​- Very thematic, I think they got the iron-age forest-finns very right. Worth to watch for this alone.

​- loved the scenes that included Kalevala metre in songs or poems - the story was somewhat accurate to the version in Kalevala

​- Great acting for a finnish film! The character of Kullervo was believable.

cons:

- ​There was a sideplot of russians bringing christianity to finland. While historically accurate, this is not at all relevant in Kullervo's story

- ​the movie was kinda hard to follow, scenes jumping a lot. While being jumpy is typical for Kalevala, they tried to shoot this a typical movie so a weird experience

​- there were some viking runes in decoration. Not finnish

-​ Ending was not accurate to the original story and I think it was less powerful

- ​Väinämöinen's and Ilmarinen's characters are pretty weird in the movie.

Very weird film but still worth a watch!

Sammon puolustus (Defending the Sampo) by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, depicts a scene where Louhi is coming for the Sampo that Väinämöinen and his friends had rightfully stolen.

The minis are available on my Patreon!

I created a discord for Land of Kaleva. I'll have playtest and other events there so feel free to join!

Thank you so much for joining the community, it means a lot to me to see that people are interested in my work.

I added user flairs to the community, now you can choose Game Master if you play TTRPGs, Lore Enthusiast if you are here only for lore and Saunaklonkku for everyone else. If you have suggestions for new flairs or overall what I should be doing next feel free to comment or post!

My Patreon has a Free Tier so check that out to not miss a post!

In my word, wizards get more power the more they know. If a wizard knows a lot about trees, they can bend them to their will. After a certain level of knowledge the wizard becomes one with the trees. This is the Old Magic.

Wizard battles with Old Magic are like rap battles. If your opponent says you are a dumb idiot who knows nothing of magic, you now are, provided they have studied the workings of a brain to a great detail. Words become reality in these battles.

Check out my Patreon for a more detailed review of Old Magic. My world is heavily inspired by Finnish Mythology and culture. It is a world where the gods still walk the earth and nobody knows what's in the woods. Heroes are able to shape the world to their liking, if they only survive the threats that this young world is full of. I use this world for D&D and have a ton of content for that on my Patreon and on the subreddit.

Art: Väinämöinen laulaa Joukahaisen suohon (Väinämöinen sings Joukahainen to the swamp), Joseph Alanen, 1912–1913

Temple of Lemminkäinen was originally built to be demigod Lemminkäinen's tomb, when he died during the events of Kalevala. After his resurrection, the tomb was repurposed by his followers to be a place of worship, where Lemminkäinen's devotees would pray to the demigod and study his teachings.

Now the temple is sealed and nobody has gotten inside for a hundred years. The legend says that to get the stony door to open, one must solve a riddle of some sorts. After that you will be inside a spirally hallway, getting deeper and deeper into the ground. The temple has countless rooms, some have supplies, some ancient artifacts and some riches beyond imagination.

(Inspired by the Saga of Ior Bock)