translate English to German: Up to Finland's independence 1917 / 18 , when the song started to be recognized as specifical for Finland, Pacius' tune and Runeberg's text was often sung also in Denmark , Norway and Sweden . The theme of the poem is also suspiciously similar to that of the national anthems of Sweden ( Du gamla, Du fria ) and Norway ( Ja, vi elsker dette landet ).
Dieselbe Melodie dient auch in Estland als Nationalhymne (wieder seit 1990 ) gesungen mit dem Text Mu isanmaa (Mein Vaterland).