Sampo Lappelill (original) (raw)

Sampo Lappelill. En saga från Lappland. (Sampo the Little Lapp Boy. A Tale from Lappland) is a fairy tale by Finnish writer Zachris Topelius about an adventurous Sámi boy who defies the Mountain King creature. "Lapp" is the historical term for a Sámi person and Lapland is a historical Northern Scandinavian region, the traditional land of Sami people. Although a Finn, Topelius wrote in Swedish language. The tale was first published in , Helsingfors, 1860, no. 4. It was included into the Reading Book for the Primary School (Läsebok för folkskolan) in Sweden.