Good to know
Facts:
Savonian dialects form the biggest dialectal group in Finland.
Author Minna Canth was born in Kuopio.
Celebrities from
Kuopio:
Former Miss Finland Karita Tuomola
Center party politician Seppo Kääriäinen
Movies:
Dialectal cartoons:
Luaksolaesten lempi and Opeliksin orjalaeva (Asterix)
Voe tokkiisa, Aku! (Aku Ankka = Donald Duck)
Dialectal books:
Kalevala in Savonian dialect
Dialectal words:
särvin = the stuffings on top of a sandwich
Stereotypies:
People from Savo are considered cunning because it is sometimes difficult to
understand them.
Savonian people are also considered good story tellers.