Carmen epicum nationis Finnorum in perpetuam memoriam anniversarii centesimi quinquagesimi transtulit Tuomo Pekkanen.

Professor Pekkanen's Latin translation of the Kalevala is an important event in the history of this remarkable poetic work. For the first time ever, the complete text has been given the garb of a foreign language by a translator whose native tongue is that of the Finnish original.

Elias Lönnrotin kokoama kansalliskirjallisuutemme merkkiteos nyt latinan kielellä.