Jay 🦋: The Finnish word for the northern lights is “revontulet”, meaning “fire fox.” The legend is the arctic fox runs so fast across the mountaintops that its tail sweeps sparks and snowflakes up into the sky.

The Finnish word for the northern lights is “revontulet”, meaning “fire fox.” The legend is the arctic fox runs so fast across the mountaintops that its tail sweeps sparks and snowflakes up into the sky.

Putting on this song called The Fire (Tulen Synty) by a Finnish folk group if I see the northern lights tonight youtu.be/Lm7oapcZh88?...

Tulen Syntyyoutu.be Provided to YouTube by Nordic NotesTulen Synty · Okra PlaygroundTurmio℗ Nordic NotesReleased on: 2016-07-29Composer: Essi MuikkuLyricist: TraditionalAuto-gen...

Not just fire but “the origin of fire”; there’s a lovely cantata by Sibelius with the same name: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ujXd...

The Origin of Fire, Op. 32: Tulen synty (the origin of fire) , Op. 32 (Revised Version)m.youtube.com Provided to YouTube by PLATOON LTDThe Origin of Fire, Op. 32: Tulen synty (the origin of fire) , Op. 32 (Revised Version) · Sauli Tiilikainen · Laulun Ystävä...

Here's another song for you! Tulikettu, kultahäntä (fiery fox, the one with a golden tail). "When you call for it and whistle out the spell melodies, the fox fires (aurora borealis) may be seen on the dark sky" youtu.be/o0GA3X3Ryxg?...

Tulikettu, kultahäntä The Fox With a Golden Tailyoutu.be Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesTulikettu, kultahäntä The Fox With a Golden Tail · JuurakkoYhdeksäs talvi The Ninth Winter℗ 2019 IMU-Inkoon Mus...

(Also congrats, you've successfully summoned the Finnish Folk Musician On Call™ to your post 😅)

Tulen synty actually translates to Birth of Fire. 🔥

that’s not true tho it’s a solar storm

caused by fox running on the sun

Mansplain the shit out of her Andy

I'm not saying my new revontulet tattoo is responsible for the aurora tonight but... bsky.app/profile/kell...

Fox fire! My new tattoo covering up yet another old one, by @firestarter.bsky.social who absolutely killed it on the aurora. Plus it glows under the black light like the sea slug on my arm. (Ignore the red, it's just my pissed off skin)

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It's slightly embarrassing that, as a Finn, I never even considered what the etymology of "revontulet" is. "Fox's fires" is right there. I guess it's mostly due to the idiosyncrasies of the language: the possessive of "repo" (an old word for "fox") is "revon," which obfuscates things a bit :)

Hmm... Finland – Revontulet Denmark – Nordlys Norway – Nordlys Swedish – Norrsken Iceland – Norðurljós Okay, what the hell? Iceland is normal? Something is fishy...

You gonna credit that artist?

I live in Finland and I have never thought those that deebly, I find it to be very interesting!! Also, there is a internet browser called Firefox ’Tulikettu’ 😊

four native legends of the northern lights newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/leg...

Legends of the northern lights: From superpowers to chopping off headsnewsinteractives.cbc.ca Across the North, there are legends and beliefs about the northern lights that may defy logic, but go back generations.

Please credit the artist.

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

"Fox's fires", not "fire fox".

Revontulet is also the supporters group for the Minnesota Aurora soccer club. (I always assumed the word was French, thank you for educating me otherwise.)

Getting strong Lisa Frank vibes from this pic lol.

*Sonata Arctica intensifies* open.spotify.com/track/4T0PdL...

Revontuletopen.spotify.com Sonata Arctica · Song · 2002

Hope they head by California for a burrito or two.

Welp that is some freaking good lore!

😎👍👍

beautiful

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And Firefox is my preferred browser... 😄

That is just beautiful!

thats so pretty :0

Oletko suomalainen?

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