This is a past event
Aberdeen and Beyond Storytelling Festival
Finnish storyteller Riikka Palonen will share ancient stories and songs from Fenno-Baltic, Karelian, and Lappish traditions, hoping to connect us to our beautiful planet, and in doing so create a spell to help heal our dear Mother Earth…worth trying!
Riikka Palonen says that she 'is a barefoot forest girl from Finland. After qualifying as Master of Arts various things turned my life to unexpected paths – and I ended up herding cattle in the Finnish woodlands for 25 years. At the same time I was running my own farmside restaurant, where I started telling stories to entertain my customers. After giving up my farming enterprises I concentrated fully on my artistic work, weaving, bone carving, painting – and storytelling. Another unexpected path opened up 2023, when I followed my newly wed husband and moved to Scotland, along with a suitcase full of stories from my old woods'.
Please note that the venue is on the first floor with no lift access.
- Speaker
- Riikka Palonen
- Hosted by
- Elphinstone Institute
- Venue
- Divinity Library, King's College
- Contact
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Free, book a place at elphinstone@abdn.ac.uk