Daydream Necklace silver

Established and owned by Finnish women, Kalevala is more than a design company. It is a world of timeless beauty, empowering stories and sustainable values created on the initiative of writer Elsa Heporauta over 80 years ago. It is about serving good causes through jewelry. It reminds us of the sampo in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, a mystical artifact that brings riches and good fortune to its holder. It is a heritage which is alive still today. In the 1930s Elsa Heporauta and a group of socially active women began selling jewelry in order to fund a statue in honor of the Finnish woman. However, the proceeds were eventually spent to help victims of war: special Mothers’ homes were established as resting places for mothers of large families, funds were donated to children's homes, and temporary homes were provided to families that had been evacuated from the ceded Karelia region. Today, Elsa Heporauta’s work is continued by the Kalevala Women’s Association, the owner of Kalevala. The Association uses its dividends to support and promote Finnish cultural work. Find out more about the journey of a 1930s charity fundraiser initiative that evolved into Finland’s biggest jewelry company here. Our Art by Kalevala collection also continues the unique design heritage of Lapponia. Inspired by gold nuggets washed in the wilderness rivers and piles of snow formed by the northern wind, the sculpturesque Lapponia jewelry has conquered the world. Find out more about Lapponia’s story here.