What is "ilmarinen"

Ilmarinen, the Eternal Hammerer, blacksmith and inventor in the Kalevala, is a god and an archetypal artificer from Finnish mythology. He is immortal and capable of creating practically anything, but is portrayed as being unlucky in love. He is described as working the known metals of the time, including brass, copper, iron, gold and silver. The great works of Ilmarinen include the crafting of the dome of the sky and the forging of the Sampo. His usual epithet in the Kalevala is seppo, a poetic word for "smith" and the source of the given name Seppo.

Ilmarinen most commonly refers to Seppo Ilmarinen, an archetypal artificer from Finnish mythology (Kalevala). Other uses of Ilmarinen include:

• Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen
• Finnish icebreaker Ilmarinen
• Ilmarinen (insurance company)
• the building of the Embassy of Finland to Australia